Icon Menus Add Graphical Menu Bars to Access Forms
Rather than basic text menus or buttons, Icon Menus let you combine graphics
with text for menu selections on your Microsoft Access forms.
This display was popularized by Microsoft Outlook and lets you visually
identify selections with a picture.
Find or create your own graphic files and give your users a more
intuitive experience in your applications.
The picture can be any common graphic format such as bitmap (*.bmp), JPG,
or icon (*.ico).
Display Options
Orientation
The
Icon Menu has a property to let you easily specify whether you want the
graphics displayed horizontally, flowed, or vertically:
Icon Size
You can even switch to small icon mode by setting a property:
Customizing Menu Items
The Icon Menu lets you specify the background color of the menu, along
with the details of each item:
- Icon graphic file
Note: once you specify the file, it's stored in the control so you don't
need to worry about shipping it with your database to your users.
- Text to display
- Font including point size, style, and color
Using the Icon Menu Control
Once you've placed and customized the Icon Menu on your form, you're ready
to handle the user's selection. The Icon Menu control generates an OnSelect
event when the user selects an item. Simply respond to the user's choice.
Programmatic Options
Any icon menu property including the graphic pictures can be modified via
VBA. You can also respond to OnHighlight and OnUnHighlight events when a
user moves on or off an item.
