Changing Default Control and Form/Report Settings

re: Changing Default Control and Form/Report Settings

grovelli — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:59:31 GMT

Hi Hugh, can you post a picture of where the property sheet caption says "Selection Type: Default <Control>"? Because I can't find it.

re: Changing Default Control and Form/Report Settings

ThirdOfFive — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 23:13:21 GMT

Look right below the title of the property sheet ("Property Sheet"), but above the object drop down.

re: Changing Default Control and Form/Report Settings

grovelli — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:14:06 GMT

I'm afraid I still can't find it :-)

I have Access 2003. When you open a form in design view, the property sheet title says "Form" and even if I click the Access controls toolbar, the property sheet title still says "Form" and there's nothing between the property sheet title and the object drop down.

re: Changing Default Control and Form/Report Settings

ThirdOfFive — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:20:49 GMT

Ah - you have Access 2003. In Access 2003 you don't have this text between the property sheet title and the object drop down. This is an Access 2007 necessity since in 2007 the property sheet is no longer a standalone window, so its title no longer changes.

In Access 2003, you need to:

1) Open the form in design;

2) Open the property sheet and controls toolbar;

3) Click on one of the controls button in the toolbar WITHOUT clicking anywhere else (such as creating a new control in the form);

4) The property sheet window title changes to "Default X";