[AccessD] Transparent images on an Access form?

Hi Michael

No

That's what I have discovered. Access XP may be different.
So what I have to do when this sort of 'look' comes up is go with a white background.

Sorry

The gurus may have an alternative though

Darren

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Brösdorf" <michael.broesdorf at web.de>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 9:24 AM
Subject: [AccessD] Transparent images on an Access form?


> Dear group,
>
> is MS Access 2K able to display GIF-files with a transparent background?
> I want to create a form with an Background image (JPG). The buttons will be
> separate GIF-images created with Photoshop. These buttons are essentially
> text with transparent background. In Photoshop it looks fine (including the
> transparency).
> But if I put those buttons on the Access form, their background appears
> white.
>
> Can't Access handle transparency or am I doing something wrong here?
>
> TIA,
>
>
> Michael
>
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