ACC: Form Size Changes Not Retained (105661)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Access 1.0
- Microsoft Access 1.1
- Microsoft Access 2.0
- Microsoft Access for Windows 95 7.0
- Microsoft Access 97
This article was previously published under Q105661 Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.
SYMPTOMS
If you change the size of a form in Design view, and then save and close
the form, when you open the form from the Database window, the size of the
form will not reflect the changes that you made.
CAUSE
You sized the window that contains the form, not the form itself. A form
has its own dimensions, independent of the size of the window that the form
is displayed in. This way, the form can be printed correctly no matter what
size the window is.
RESOLUTION
There are several methods of changing a form's size, including the
following:
- Set the form's AutoResize property to No. This will cause the Form
window to open to the size you set it to, rather than snapping to the
size of the form contained within it.
- Set the form's Width property to the width that you want.
- Set the form section's Height property to the height that you want for
that section.
- Use the mouse to drag the right side of the form to make the form the
width that you want.
- Use the mouse to drag the bottom of the form or section to make the form
or section the height that you want.
Note that you cannot size the width of the form narrower than the reach of
the rightmost control on the form. You cannot size the height of a section
shorter than the reach of the last control in the section.
NOTE: If you view the form in Form view directly from Design view, the Form
window will remain the same size it was in Design view. You can force the
Form window to snap to the size of the form by clicking Size To Fit Form on
the Window menu when you are viewing the form in Form view.
If you open the form in Form view from the Database window, the Form window
will snap to the size of the form automatically.
REFERENCES
For more information about sizing forms, type "sizing forms" in the Office
Assistant, click Search, and then click to view "Set the size of a form
when it's first opened" or "Size a form to fit its contents."
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/6/2003 |
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Keywords: | kbprb kbusage KB105661 |
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