Toolbar buttons

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Donna C

I have somehow managed to lock out (?) certain buttons on my toolbar. The
buttons are there but shadowed so you can not use them. How do I get full use
of them again. This is in any Acess db I open.
Thanks In Advance,
Donna C.
 
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Al Campagna

Donna,
The toolbar buttons are "usually" context sensitive, meaning that if a button has no
function regarding what you're doing, they stay disabled.
For example, in form design mode, if no control that has a Font property is selected,
the Font button on the Toolbar is disabled.
Only when you select a Font type object, will the Font button enable.

Please describe fully what your current condition is, and what buttons appear to be
disabled... that should be enabled.
--
hth
Al Campagna . Candia Computer Consulting . Candia, NH USA
Microsoft Access MVP
http://home.comcast.net/~cccsolutions

"Find a job that you love, and you'll never work a day in your life."
 
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Donna C

These are the buttons disabled on the standard toolbar:
Save,Clipboard,Go Back, All 3 VBA buttons.
While in VBA screen these buttons are disabled when choosing "View":
Code,Object,Definition,Last Position,Call Stack,Toolbox.
Also Somehow I have managed to add I think a module to the project explore
window but can't do anything with it.
Donna C.
 
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Al Campagna

Donna,
Are you using Access V2003?
Are you on the Microsoft Visual Basic screen?
Do you have the Project Explorer sidebar open?
What do you mean by a "Go Back" button (if you mean PreviousRecord, you must move off
the first record (to Rec 2 or more) in order for Previous to become enabled).
What do you mean by "Clipboard" button... (please hold your cursor over whatever tool,
and use the name in the Tip. Maybe you mean Cut and Paste and Copy?)
Code,Object,Definition,Last Position,Call Stack,Toolbox.
Click to expand...
Will not show if you are not "in" a module. For ex., you highlight a an external
module (one not associated with a form or report) in Explorer, but do not open that
module... all the above buttons are defeated.
Once you place your cursor in the module itself, Definition will enable.
If you select any code in the module with your mouse, Cut/Paste/Copy buttons should
enable.

Regarding this "odd" module you refer to... "can't do anything with it" is not very
clear. What do you mean by that? Can you delete it? Can you Insert a Procedure into it.
Can you type text in the module?
--
hth
Al Campagna . Candia Computer Consulting . Candia, NH USA
Microsoft Access MVP
http://home.comcast.net/~cccsolutions

"Find a job that you love, and you'll never work a day in your life."
 
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Donna C

I will have to wait until tommorow, the computer at work believe it or not
does not have Ms Access installed. As far as can not do anything with it:
It dosent matter if you select the module or macro.
I am not allowed to view,edit,or write any code at all.
As for deleting it Thats about the only thing I have not tried.
I am in MS 2003 at home.
Thanks In Advance,
Donna C.
 
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Donna C

Sorry I didnt respond sooner. I looked at your suggestions and then talked to
the web designer that pulls info from this database.
Apparently he had restricted the access to it so I was locked out of nearly
everything.I really appreciate your suggestions in trying to help me thru
this.
Thank you,
Donna C.
 
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