I went to the tool menu and to startup hoping to just show the current form on the screen at which point I just checked one item. Nothing happened so I checked another and another until I had checked all. After shutting down and later returning to Access and that form I found I had the form but no way to do anything else. Please tell me how to get everything back to I was before I messed it all up. thanks

nia44, hold down the shift button when you open the database. Then go back to the start up options and uncheck the appropriate box.