Alison Balter’s Mastering Microsoft Access 2002 Desktop Development

Chapter 21. Using ActiveX Controls

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• Incorporating ActiveX Controls in Access 2002 876

• Setting Properties of an ActiveX Control at Design Time 881

• Coding Events of an ActiveX Control 883

• Using the Calendar Control 884

• Using the UpDown Control 887

• Using the StatusBar Control 889

• Using the Common Dialog Control 891

• Using the Rich Textbox Control 894

• Using the TabStrip Control 897

• Using the ImageList Control 900

• Licensing and Distribution Issues 901

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Why This Chapter Is Important

A powerful aspect of Access 2002 is its capability to be extensible. In addition to the controls available as part of the product, you can incorporate ActiveX controls on your forms. This means that you aren’t limited by what Access supplies, ...