Sounds like you are still in "Design mode". There is a green square in the
upper left hand corner of the toolbox. After you are done designing the
button, click on the square to get out of "Design mode".


"Gary Keramidas" wrote in message
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bob:

i only have problems when using the control toolbox. the forms toolbox is
fine, i just can't modify the color of the buttons using the forms
toolbox. so i try to use the control toolbox and that's where i have
problems with selecting or clicking the buttons.

macros assigned to forms buttons work fine.

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Gary


"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
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Sounds to me that sometimes you are creating buttons from the forms
toolbar,
sometimes from the control toolbox. The former assigns macros to it, and
is
modified by right-clicking and selecting Properties, the latter requires
going into design mode and selecting it to modify its properties.

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HTH

RP
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"Gary Keramidas" wrote in message
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i don't use command buttons very often, but i am wondering why sometimes
i
create one, assign an application to run when it's clicked, but noting
happens when i click it. it selects the button with the handles on all 4
corners no matter what i do.

then, sometimes i get it to work, but then i cannot select it to modify
it.

what's the secret?

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Gary