Disable toolbar Customize

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I am having a problem here with reports.

I am trying to display a report preview only with a few toolbar buttons such as Print, Zoom, Page Setup. The default Print Preview Toolbar has all the mentioned buttons AND the design view button. I managed to hide the Design View Button but the toolbar always has that customize drop drop arrow. Users can always go inside the toolbar and add the design view button to the toolbar and view the codings in the report.

Then I tried creating custom toolbar for the report and Disallow Customization. When I open up the report, still the toolbar can be customized.

How do I prevent users from customizing the toolbar?
 
(Is that the only solution to disable the customize? To create MDE?)

I unchecked "Allow Customize" in the Properties of my custom toolbar but the down arrow still appears and the user can click on it and choose customize. When he proceeds to customize it he can't - but the pull down arrow with choices is just ugly and confusing since it does open the Customize window. How to get rid of the pull down arrow?
 
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Same problem there. Hope there's other ways to get rid the pull down arrow besides MDE. Anyone?
 
you can use and set database properties to disable users from changing toolbars. I think you can design your own toolbar, and then not allow users to change the toolbar. Having an mde doesn't disable the toolbar, but does prevent users seeing the form design. However there are some useful things on the toolbar, so you have to be careful exactly what you disable.

You are starting to get into the complex area of database security, so it is worth having a good look at posts here to decide exactly what you do want.

In preview mode, users can right-click the report and get a number of basic options, which are probably enough for them, even if you take away the print toolbar
 
Go to 'Tools' menu, go to 'Startup' then UNcheck 'Allow Toolbar / Menu Changes'
 
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PhilipM said:
Go to 'Tools' menu, go to 'Startup' then UNcheck 'Allow Toolbar / Menu Changes'
I have that, it doesn't remove the arrow.

gemma-the-husky, all my toolbars are disabled and the user cannot view the design of the forms, etc.. What I was talking about was the design of the toolbars. Even though he cannot customize them, there is still that pulldown arrow that looks and behaves as if the user could customize. It's sort of "ugly" and I was wondering if there is a way to make that arrow unvisible or something.
 
problem remains unsolved

Rich said:
Have you tried dragging it off the toolbar?
... just tried and I can't. So my original problem still isn't solved :(
 

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