Best Form Size

[KEKeogh]

I've created a form in Access 2013 on my computer which has a screen resolution of 1280 x 800.

Now when I look at it on another computer with lower resolution, which others also will once this goes live, it obviously gets cut off.

So just wondering what is the best size to make this form so it fits most screen resolutions? I don't see a setting to select a screen resolution in Access short of changing my own resolution.

Currently the form is 8" X 16".

Thanks
Kathie

 

[Simon_MT]

Go small and use Horizontal and Vertical anchoring.

Limitations:

Form: Horizontal or Vertical anchoring can cause controls to overlap.

Continuous Forms only one control can grow horizontally.

How it works take the example of Tabulated forms.

The Tab Horizontal Anchor set to Both
The Tab Vertical Anchor set to Both
The subForm Horizontal and Vertical Anchor set to Both
The Product Description on the subForm set to Horizontal Both.

The end result will need that the subForms will resize to the available space depending on the screen resolution. The tabs and subform height will vary showing more or less records depending on the screen size.

Simon

 

[gemma-the-husky]

it's a matter of taste

personally, I tend to design fro 1024X768 and have start up code to warn users if their resolution is not as detailed as this.

 

[KEKeogh]

Thanks for the options. I'm a newbie, so learning as I go.

Simon, I'm still playing with anchoring, though none seem to be doing the trick. Haven't use it before so it's sort trial and error here.

Gemma, short of changing my own resolution is there setting I can change in Access 2013 to be able to design from that resolution.

Kathie

 

[gemma-the-husky]

no, just design at a comfortable resolution to show what you need within the user interface. then your users should be OK at the same resolution