Open directly to a form?

M

msanewbee

I have created a simple form and want to put a short cut on the user's
desktop so they can double-click and open directly to my form. Is this
possible?
Do I have to create a switchboard?
How can I get rid of the toolbars, so they can't get into the design, etc.?
 
O

Ofer Cohen

I have created a simple form and want to put a short cut on the user's
desktop so they can double-click and open directly to my form. Is this
possible?
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Run the MDB from the DeskTop, but first check this link on "How to create a
Start-Up Form that displays when the database is opened "

http://www.databasedev.co.uk/start_up_screen.html

Do I have to create a switchboard?
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It can be any form you want
How can I get rid of the toolbars, so they can't get into the design, etc.?
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In the link I provided tou with, from the first question, on the buttom of
the StartUp form you can see checkup boxes, remove them if you don't want the
menu to apear.

If you want to open the MDB, for development, so the form wont open at start
up, and all the menue's will be available, open the MDB while the Shift key
is pressed
 
W

Wayne-I-M

On your d base window select the Tools option (at the top of the page) then
select StartUp. Select the form that you to open the d base with and close
the box.

To open the d base as normal (after you have made your form the default) you
can alway simply press the shift key as the d base is opening.

Hope this helps
 
F

fredg

I have created a simple form and want to put a short cut on the user's
desktop so they can double-click and open directly to my form. Is this
possible?
Do I have to create a switchboard?
How can I get rid of the toolbars, so they can't get into the design, etc.?
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If each user gets a different form, select that form from the
application folder. Right-click and select create shortcut.

A shortcut will be added to the desk-top.
Click on the icon and the application will open to this form.

If every user gets the same form, an easier solution would be to have
that form open each time the database opens.
Tools + StartUp
Enter the form name in the Display Form/Page drop-down.

To also hide the database application, uncheck the Display database
Window check box.
You can also uncheck the Allow Full Menus, allow Default Short-cut
Menus, and Use Special keys check boxes. Try them and see which works
best for you.

Then, if YOU ever need to get to the database application, hold down
the shift key when you open the database.
 
M

msanewbee

Thanks so much for the information. That was very helpful. I'm making
progress!!

I got it to open up to that screen, but I can't get it to maximize when it
opens, so it takes up the whole window. My form is a smaller form inside the
Access window. And I can get rid of the menu bar. Is there a way to do that?

In the startup window, I de-selected all the menus, but I still have the one
left. If I leave the max button visible in my form properties and max it
after the form is open, it maxs and takes up the whole window. Just how I
want it. I tried the pop-up option, but that didn't do it either.

I just want it so when the user clicks on their desktop icon, the form will
open, maximized, taking up the whole window, with no menu bars. Is that
possible??

Thanks very much for your help!
 
F

fredg

Thanks so much for the information. That was very helpful. I'm making
progress!!

I got it to open up to that screen, but I can't get it to maximize when it
opens, so it takes up the whole window. My form is a smaller form inside the
Access window. And I can get rid of the menu bar. Is there a way to do that?

In the startup window, I de-selected all the menus, but I still have the one
left. If I leave the max button visible in my form properties and max it
after the form is open, it maxs and takes up the whole window. Just how I
want it. I tried the pop-up option, but that didn't do it either.

I just want it so when the user clicks on their desktop icon, the form will
open, maximized, taking up the whole window, with no menu bars. Is that
possible??

Thanks very much for your help!
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Code the form's Open event:
DoCmd.Maximize
 
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