Speed up object design by grouping controls (Access 2000/2002)

As you design a form or report, you probably work with blocks of related controls, such as a group of controls pertaining to contact information. When you make a formatting or placement change to one of the controls, you probably want to change all of the related controls as well. You can, of course, use your mouse to draw a selection box around the controls you want to modify. However, if you're frequently selecting the same set of controls, you can permanently group them to save time.

To create a group, select the controls you want included. Then, select Format | Group from the menu bar. Access displays a rectangle around the controls whenever you select a control from that group. You can then move, size and format all of the controls in the group at once.

Note that you can have multiple groups within a form or report. To remove a group (but retain the individual controls), select a control to display the grouping rectangle and choose Format | Ungroup from the menu bar.

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