How do I add a label to a control field in the Base form editor

[aa777888]

I have created a database.

I have two tables, one containing a member database, the other containing a list of member types.

I have created a form using the form wizard. For the member type field in the main member table I have created a drop down list control that allows me to select the member type when entering/editing member information. This works perfectly.

All of the form fields created by the wizard have nice labels. The drop down list control field I manually created (with the drop down wizard) does not.

I tried using the label tool but all I can get it to do is create some text in the upper left corner of the form page and I cannot move or format that text.

How do I add a label to the drop down list control field I added to the form?

Thanks.

[Ratslinger]

Hello,
When the label is in the upper left, right mouse click & select Anchor. Change to To Paragraph and then can be moved. Only happens on first placement of a form. After that OK.

[aa777888]

That is not working.

I open the form for editing. I click the label tool. I click in the form area. I type “Member Type”. This appears in the upper left corner.

I then click the selection arrow tool. I click the label and the cursor changes to a text insertion cursor. There is no way to select it as an object and then edit position, size or anchor.

[Ratslinger]

Hello,
That is not inserting a label control but just typing text on the form.
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Select label control with a left mouse click. Then on the form hold down the left mouse button while dragging the mouse to create the control in the size wanted. Then release the mouse button. Now you can edit and change properties with a right mouse click on the control.

[aa777888]

That worked, thank you!