how to turn off row selection
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Access doesn't give you a way to control this because Access itself doesn't control it. You CAN do this but it would require you to affect the system color palette (for ALL all Windows tasks) to make the selection and non-selection colors the same. In other words, incredibly huge side effects. This is not recommended as it disrupts one of the basic abilities of Windows to visually identify an object of interest. It would not only affect the row representing one record, but would affect when you select an action from the ribbon and when you select a file from Windows Explorer and when you are trying to select an option from a right-click pop-up menu.
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Context is everything so here's another suggestion - Lock all the controls and set allow tab stop to no. If no control can get the focus and you have hidden the record selector, that might achieve your request but - context!!! We have no idea what you are trying to accomplish by doing this.
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Also, you've posted this in the Report section, have you considered opening the report in print preview? Nothing is selectable in that view.
Sorry i was away for short.
I am talking about a report. Actually i am using the reports to summarize data for viewing only. However for optic reasons , i have put a command button for closing the report. Whenever i move the cursor around, records are selected in the form with a grey bracket. That is what i am trying to turn off.
I am talking about a report. Actually i am using the reports to summarize data for viewing only. However for optic reasons , i have put a command button for closing the report. Whenever i move the cursor around, records are selected in the form with a grey bracket. That is what i am trying to turn off.
Also, i have another question: when i let the report to be opened in acDialog mode the opened window is resizable even tough such property is set to no, i.e. positioning the cursor at the border, it is possible to resize the window. Is it possible to turn this off too?
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Putting a command button on the report may in fact be the culprit for that transient selection behavior. Older versions of Access made reports that were totally passive. The trend these days to allow "interactive" reports is relatively new. However, there should still be the upper-right-corner X to close the report.
As to opening a report in Dialog mode, I think that is what introduces the idea/ability of window resizing. BUT the question is, when you resize the window, does the report also resize, or is it more like a picture being cropped? Specifically, which setting are you using to tell the window it cannot be resized?
As to opening a report in Dialog mode, I think that is what introduces the idea/ability of window resizing. BUT the question is, when you resize the window, does the report also resize, or is it more like a picture being cropped? Specifically, which setting are you using to tell the window it cannot be resized?
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