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How to Create Tile-Style Buttons on MS Access Forms?
Hello everyone,
I have come across a user interface in MS Access that features tile-style buttons, as shown in the attached image. These buttons have icons, labels, and a modern appearance, which makes the form look more professional and user-friendly.
I would like to implement a similar button style in my MS Access application. However, I am unsure about the best approach to achieve this. Could anyone please share their insights or experience on the following:
What control type should be used to create these buttons?
How can I add icons or images to the buttons while keeping them responsive?
Is there a way to apply custom styling, such as rounded corners and background colors?
Are there any VBA techniques or third-party tools that can help with designing such buttons?
Any guidance, sample code, or references to tutorials would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
Buttons can be transparent. Put an image behind one for maximum flexibility.
Access themes support a wide array of CSS effects. If you can do it to a button on a website (or Powerpoint), you have a good chance to use the very same style in Access too. Set the UseTheme property of the button to True, if you want to use CSS themes. Every form/report can have a different theme, but the first user defined theme becomes the new default theme for the database. Themes are stored in the hidden table MSysResource.
