Form default Width

[gkl]

Dear All,

I have seen a few books mentioning that the default width for a new form in Access is 5 inches, but no one is making any reference as to where this is set (there does not seem to be any Access template that I can find on my computer like Normal.dot for example, should I be looking at the registry)?

Regards,
George

 

[June7]

I tested starting a new form with Form Design and Blank Form and the width property for both is 6.1694".

Created a new form with Form button and width property is 6.8229" for one table and 5.8646" for another.

 

[CJ_London]

I don't know about a default - certainly it is not something you can modify. The form width is defined by the width property of the form - see the format tab.

the minimum width a form can be is defined by the control which has the largest value of its left plus width properties.

do not confuse form width with the width of the window in which it appears - the window can be any width from zero to some very large number - I can stretch a window across 4 screens for example