When selected, Access displays numbers as "#" when a column is too narrow to display the entire value. When selected, lets you change the design of tables from the Datasheet view. Note: After you clear this option, Layout View is not available from the Views group or any of the shortcut menus.Įnable design changes for tables in Datasheet view If you clear this option, the user can’t open the forms and reports in the Layout view. When selected, shows the Layout View button on the Access status bar and in the shortcut menus that appear when you right-click an object tab.
When selected, uses your Windows theme on the controls of forms and reports in the current database.
If you select the Tabbed Documents option, you can also select this option to display tabs for all open objects. If you clear this option, be sure to include another navigation option to allow users to switch to different objects. You can use the Tabbed Document setting without having the document tabs displayed, which is helpful when users need to work with one object at a time. When selected, only one object is visible at a time even if multiple objects are open. When selected, multiple open objects are displayed overlapping one over the other. You can set the following display options from the Document Window Options area in the Current Database category.
Top of Page Select settings for how object windows appearĪccess includes an option to display all the open objects in a series of easy-to-reach tabs along the top of the object window.
Some settings require that you close and then reopen the database for the setting to take effect. When selected, displays a status bar at the bottom of the Access workspace. This options is for Access 2010 and higher when using a web database. When selected, lets users set, change, or remove forms that appear on the Web. Keep the default setting (none) if you don't want any form to appear when the database is opened. Specify a form that appears when your current database opens. If the document tabs are not enabled, the icon does not display. When selected, the application icon will display in all form and report tabs of the current database. The selected icon will appear in the Windows title bar. Either type the name of the image file or click Browse to locate an image file. Select an icon for your current database. Specify a custom name to be displayed in the Windows title bar of your current database. Here are some of the more commonly used settings more are described later. Select settings for the current database. You can quickly customize how the application name and logo are displayed, how object windows are displayed, and how files are managed for your current application or database. Setting Caching Web Service and SharePoint tables optionĮnable Large Number data type support for linking and importing Set filter options for your current database Set options to track and correct field names in your current database Select navigation options for your current database Set file management options for your current database Select settings for how object windows appearĮnable the use of Access keyboard shortcuts What do you want to do?Ĭustomize options for your current database Have questions or feedback about Office VBA or this documentation? Please see Office VBA support and feedback for guidance about the ways you can receive support and provide feedback.Note: This article doesn’t apply to Access web apps – the kind of database you design with Access and publish online. 'Print the contact name and number of orders in the Immediate window.ĭCount("", "Orders", "='" & MyTable! & "'")
SysCmd acSysCmdUpdateMeter, Progress_Amount SysCmd acSysCmdInitMeter, "Reading Data.", Count ' Move to last record of the table to get the total number of records. Set MyTable = MyDB.OpenRecordset("Customers") Sub ProgressMeter()ĭim MyDB As DAO.Database, MyTable As DAO.Recordset
The following procedure uses the SysCmd method to update the progress meter as data from the Customers table is printed in the Immediate window. A numeric expression that represents the current progress toward completion is specified in the SysCmd method's value argument. The maximum value that the process will attain is specified in the SysCmd method's value argument. There are three intrinsic constants that can be used with the SysCmd method's action argument to manipulate the progress meter on the status bar.
This topic shows how to use the SysCmd method to create a progress meter on the status bar that gives a visual representation of the progress of an operation that has a known duration or number of steps.