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Attachment.StatusBarText Property (Access)

You can use the StatusBarText property to specify the text that is displayed in the status bar when a control is selected. Read/write String.

Version Information

Version Added: Access 2007

Syntax

expression .StatusBarText

expression A variable that represents an Attachment object.

Remarks

The StatusBarText property applies only to controls on a form, not controls on a report.

You set the StatusBarText property by using a string expression up to 255 characters long.

Note

The length of the text you can display in the status bar depends on your computer hardware and video display.

You can use the StatusBarText property to provide specific information about a control. For example, when a text box has the focus, a brief instruction can tell the user what kind of data to enter.

Note

You can also use the ControlTipText property to display a ScreenTip for a control.

If you create a control by dragging a field from the field list, the value in a field's Description property is copied to the StatusBarText property.

See Also

Concepts

Attachment Object Members

Attachment Object