Weekly Computer Tip # 371
25 June 2012

Apply text formatting to a Memo field
(Access 2007-2010)

Have you ever had the need to type more than 255 characters in an Access field, because it contains a description or comments? Well, you might be aware that if you use a Memo field, you can enter 65,536 characters. But did you know that you can take it a step further and apply text formatting, such as bold, italic and underline, to a Memo field, so that you can make the text easier to read or put emphasis on certain words.

Here's how:

1. Open the table in Design view.
2. Click in the Field Name column of the Memo field.
3. In the lower section (field properties) of the window, double-click the Text Format option (set is Plain Text), which will select Rich Text.

With thanks to Heiko Nathues for the inspiration!

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