How to: Set the Style of Tabs for a MultiPage and a TabStrip Control

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The following example uses the Style property to specify the appearance of the tabs in MultiPage and TabStrip. This example also demonstrates using a Label. The user chooses a style by selecting an OptionButton.

To use this example, copy this sample code to the Script Editor of a form. To run the code you need to open the form so the Open event will activate. Make sure that the form contains:

  • A Label named Label1.

  • Three OptionButton controls named OptionButton1 through OptionButton3.

  • A MultiPage named MultiPage1.

  • A TabStrip named TabStrip1.

  • Any control inside the TabStrip.

  • Any control in each page of the MultiPage.

Sub OptionButton1_Click() 
 Set MultiPage1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("MultiPage1") 
 Set TabStrip1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("TabStrip1") 
 MultiPage1.Style = 0 '0=fmTabStyleTabs 
 TabStrip1.Style = 0 '0=fmTabStyleTabs 
End Sub 
 
Sub OptionButton2_Click() 
 'Note that the page borders are invisible 
 Set MultiPage1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("MultiPage1") 
 Set TabStrip1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("TabStrip1") 
 MultiPage1.Style = 1 '1=fmTabStyleButtons 
 TabStrip1.Style = 1 '1=fmTabStyleButtons 
End Sub 
 
Sub OptionButton3_Click() 
 'Note that the page borders are invisible and 
 'the page body begins where the tabs normally appear. 
 Set MultiPage1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("MultiPage1") 
 Set TabStrip1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("TabStrip1") 
 MultiPage1.Style = 2 '2=fmTabStyleNone 
 TabStrip1.Style = 2 '2=fmTabStyleNone 
End Sub 
 
Sub Item_Open() 
 Set Label1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("Label1") 
 Set OptionButton1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("OptionButton1") 
 Set OptionButton2 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("OptionButton2") 
 Set OptionButton3 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("OptionButton3") 
 Set MultiPage1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("MultiPage1") 
 Set TabStrip1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("TabStrip1") 
 
 Label1.Caption = "Page/Tab Style" 
 OptionButton1.Caption = "Tabs" 
 OptionButton1.Value = True 
 MultiPage1.Style = 0 '0=fmTabStyleTabs 
 TabStrip1.Style = 0 '0=fmTabStyleTabs 
 
 OptionButton2.Caption = "Buttons" 
 OptionButton3.Caption = "No Tabs or Buttons" 
End Sub