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Recipe 13.2 Use Labels or Other Controls for Record Navigation

13.2.1 Problem

You
don't want to use images for the navigation buttons
on your pages; you'd prefer to simply use labels
that say "Previous",
"Next", and so forth.

13.2.2 Solution

The default navigation images
function as they do because each is a member of a particular class.
You can use another type of control for navigation by adding the
correct class name to the control's ClassName
property.

Our solution, found in the Custom Nav Text DAP in the sample
database, uses labels to create the look shown in Figure 13-5.

Figure 13-5. This page uses navigation labels instead of images

In order to try out the sample provided for this section, please see the introduction to this chapter, which describes how you can update the connection information and connect the DAP to the sample database.

To use labels as
navigation controls, follow these steps (or open

13-02.MDB to see the completed sample):

1. Create a new page and add whatever data you'd like.

2. Delete all navigation control buttons from the navigation section.

3. Place labels in the navigation control section for each navigation
   function (First, Previous, Next, Last).

4. Select the "First" label and view
   its properties sheet. The ClassName property should read:

   MSTheme-Label

5. Change the ClassName property so that
   it includes the appropriate class for the first navigation button,
   msoNavFirst. The ClassName property should now
   read:

   MSTheme-Label msoNavFirst

6. Change the ClassName properties for
   each navigation control to include the class name for its function.
   Table 13-1 lists all the classes for navigation
   controls.

7. Run
   the page and test the navigation labels. You should notice that
   although the labels function properly, the cursor turns into an
   I-beam when you move the mouse over it. You can fix this by changing
   the Cursor property of each label, as described in Steps 8-9.

8. Return to design view. Select all of the navigation labels and view
   the properties sheet.

9. Change the Cursor property to hand for the labels.

10. Run the page again. Now the cursor
    should change to a pointing finger when you move the mouse over one
    of the labels.