CustomControl.Custom Property (Access)
Returns or sets a String representing the custom properties dialog box for an ActiveX control. Read/write.
Syntax
expression .Custom
expression A variable that represents a CustomControl object.
Remarks
Not all ActiveX controls provide a custom properties dialog box. To see whether a control provides this custom properties dialog box, look for the Custom property in the Microsoft Access property sheet for this control. If the list of properties contains the name Custom, then the control provides the custom properties dialog box.
After you click the Custom property box in the Microsoft Access property sheet, click the Build button to the right of the property box to display the control's custom properties dialog box, often presented as a tabbed dialog box. Choose the tab that contains the interface for setting the properties that you want to set.
After you make changes on one tab, you can often apply those changes immediately by clicking the Apply button (if provided). You can click other tabs to set other properties as needed. To approve all changes made in the custom properties dialog box, click the OK button. To return to the Microsoft Access property sheet without changing any property settings, click the Cancel button.
You can also view the custom properties dialog box by clicking the Properties subcommand of the ActiveX control Object command (for example, Calendar Control Object) on the Edit menu, or by clicking this same subcommand on the shortcut menu for the ActiveX control. In addition, some properties in the Microsoft Access property sheet for the ActiveX control, like the GridFontColor property of the Calendar control, have a Build button to the right of the property box. When you click the Build button, the custom properties dialog box is displayed, with the appropriate tab selected (for example, Colors).