Force pop-up window to be the only one active?

[fat controller]

I have a pop up form, on which two fields that are compulsory - that bit I can handle with the procedure to close the form, however is there a way to prevent users from navigating away from the pop-up form (for example by clicking on a larger form that is open in the background), to force them to add the required information and close the form correctly?

 

[sneuberg]

In the forms properties, Other Tab, set Modal to Yes

 

[sneuberg]

Just my opinion but I think modal forms really suck particularly when they are not needed. Access seems to have a lot of them. The problem is that sometimes in order to provide the information the form is requesting I have to look somewhere else, but I'm stuck on that modal form. I end up having to cancel out of the modal form to get the information I need and then repeat whatever process I was in.

Of course you can't allow the users to click on controls in the other forms that would screw things up, but instead of make the pop up modal consider just disabling the others forms controls or the other forms while the pop up is open.

 

[fat controller]

Thanks for the swift response

I wouldn't ordinarily do this, however this particular process demands that things happen in a certain sequence, and links in with a physical process that the user is also doing at the same time.

Nine out of ten users would follow the sequence through, but I have a few users who are that bit older (65+) who are technophobes - so far, by structuring processes (mostly by altering field visibility), I have them all using the database quite happily.

Cheers