Bring form in foreground

[Rattlesnake]

hi,
This must be a simple question but I cant seem to make it happen.
I have startup form that is a popup form((covers half the creen) with 4 buttons on it All these buttons open forms that are maximised when opened(i.e. not popup). My problem is that when these forms open , the startup form (which is a popup form) remains in the foreground while the opened form remains in the background. I donot want to close the startup form nor hide it, but just make the maximised form come in the foreground.
How can i achieve this. (I tried setting focus to the maximised form but it didnt solve the problem).

Thanks.

 

[ColinEssex]

A popup form will always be in the front.

What you need to do by the sound of it is to make it a normal form then when you click a button to open another form, make the ex-popup one minimize. Then when you close the one you're working on have the ex-popup one open again ready for another selection.

Have you checked out the switchboard form?

Col

 

[Rattlesnake]

The startup form has 4 buttons and looks weird if the form is maximised(if i make it normal). I dont know of any other way of making the form smaller without making it popup.

 

[Idjit]

The PopUp property is used to specify whether you want the form to remain on top of other open forms until it is closed or not. It's not meant to be used to set the size of the form/window.

Do a search in MS Access help (or a book on Access if you have one) on the terms "PopUp", "Modal", "Border Style", "Maximize", and "MoveSize". With a little experimentation, you should be able to easily get the look and function of the forms that you want using the correct combination of those properties/actions.