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About Scottgem
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I can answer almost all types of questions relating to Microsoft Access usage and application design. My strengths are database and interface design.

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I've been designing databases for over 15 years working with dBase, FoxPro, Approach and Access.

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Author of Microsoft Office Access 2007 VBA
Techncial Editor for Special Edition Using Microsoft Access 2007 and Access 2007 Forms, Reports & Queries From Que Publishing

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Using MS Access - Microsoft Access 2007 Form Editing

Expert: Scottgem - 11/6/2009

Question
I am trying to edit the borders on my forms. Normally when it pops up, the whole page is showing. I would like to know how I can edit the borders to the size I want. I want to create a box around my picture and command buttons and only see the box when it pops up.

Answer
Access 2007 has two modes for displaying documents (forms, reports, queries, etc.); Tabbed documents or Overlapping Windows. These modes are set using the Office button, selecting Current Database and selecting which mode. So the mode can set for each database.

If you use Tabbed Documents, each document appears maximized within the Access window and can't be resized or moved around. However, you can override this by making the form a Popup. Or opening it in dialog mode. If you use Overlapping windows, then each document is opened in a regular window that can be resized and moved.

Hope this helps,
Scott<>
Microsoft Access MVP 2007
Author: Microsoft Office Access 2007 VBA

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