Cannot restore windows after maximize

[yippie_ky_yay]

Hello all,

I'm not sure what I might have changed, but I cannot seem to restore or minimize my windows in an Access app after it's been maximized. The buttons just disapeer after you maximize it (see attached screen shot) - including the db window! (note though that I can still control it with VBA)

I only have one db that is doing this which is the only one that I've started in Access XP (my other ones are still Access 2000 and do not have this problem).

Because it also affects the db window, I figure it must be a setting somewhere ...? Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,
-Sean

 

[GumbyD]

Pretty odd! Have you checked the Menu bar's properties. It may be that when the form's min/max/restore stuff is put on the menu bar it takes on the menu's properties.

GumbyD

 

[yippie_ky_yay]

Hey Gumby - thanks for answering!

I looked where you suggested and after playing with the settings (I even restored the default settings), I still get the same symptoms!

Anything else I should be looking at?

Thanks again!
-Sean

 

[IgorB]

When you close maximized report or form
use like:

Forms!YourPriorFormName.Restore

 

[yippie_ky_yay]

Thanks for answering Igor - but as I said in my original post "I can still control it with VBA" (just like you showed).

What I would like to prevent is the max/restore/min buttons that usually appear in the top right corner of a form from disapeering when you maximize it. I would like the users to have the option of Max or Restore. I can create my own buttons - but it really shouldn't be necessary!

Thanks again!

-Sean