Help screen help needed

M

mscertified

Several of my screens have an associated Help screen. These are normal forms
that just contain text. When the Help screen is accessed, I'd like the user
to still be able to access the original form and enter data in it. When this
form closes, I'd like the Help screen to 'go away' (if it's still there). At
the moment, when the Help screen is displayed, I cannot get to the original
screen. Is there some combination of the Popup and Modal properties than can
do this?
 
J

Jeanette Cunningham

Hi,
if you make the Help screen a pop up form - set its pop up property to yes,
it will open on top of any other form.
I wouldn't make it a modal form.
To close the Help when the other form closes,
code its unload or close event like this:

If CurrentProject.AllForms("NameOfHelpScreen").IsLoaded Then
DoCmd.Close acForm, "NameOfHelpScreen"
End If


Jeanette Cunningham -- Melbourne Victoria Australia
 

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