Trying to see the tables, forms, etc in "Developer's" View

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Geoff

I just inherited an MS Access application. I am used to being able to press
F11 and seeing the tables, forms etc. so that I can open them up in design
view. With this application, F11 does nothing; all I can see is the
application the way the users see it, so I can't modify it. Any idea how I
can open this thing up?
 
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Geoff

Do you mean, select the file in Windows Explorer / My Computer, press and
hold the shift key, and double click the MDB file to open it? I have tried
that, but I still only see the application as any user would.

A different application, where "F11" works, does respond to pressing and
holding "Shift". It opens right up in "Developer's view". I wonder if
someone did something tricky to lock this thing up.
 
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Douglas J Steele

Yes, it's possible to turn off the Bypass key (Shift).

You could try importing everything into a new database.
 
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