locating form in specific location on screen! Please help

[maisam]

hi guys,

would someone please tell me if it is possible to locate the form in a specific location on screen, e.g. starting from top left corner or basically have the form open in centre of screen?!

I have created my database in Access and now trying to make the forms appear on screen as neet as possible. I have a main form which is on screen all the time and it should cover the whole screen. I have set the size of the form but everytime i open it it doesnt cover the screen as it does not start from the top left corner!

i also have a few pop up forms which i want them to appear in the middle of screen. how can i do this?!!!

i would appreciate any help or suggestions on alternative soloutions!

Thanks

 

[RuralGuy]

On the format tab of the properties sheet for each form is an AutoCenter property that should be set to Yes in your case.

 

[sierra467]

I have multiple forms that I need open at the same time and I would like them to open in a specific location in relation to one another, rather than centered on the screen. I can not seem to find a Top or Left property in the Form properties to set. Is there a way to position a form on the screen when it opens?

 

[RuralGuy]

Look at the MoveSize() function in VBA help.

 

[sierra467]

That was great, thanks!

A follow up question - How could I use MoveSize() to place a form in reference to another? For example, If I want Form2 to be opened 1" below and 3" to the right of Form1?

Thanks again!

 

[RuralGuy]

See if this link helps a bit. You can also find others by searching this forum for twip.

 

[sierra467]

Thanks.

I know about twips (1/1440 of an inch) and locating controls on forms, but I will do a search on that to see if anything more comes up that might help my real question.

Again, I am not so worried about the distance, more about how to reference a form's locations that is open, so that I can put another one beside it. I can not seem to find any Top or Right properties for a form object. Maybe there is, I just did not see them. How could I access that info from an open form?

I will search on, thanks again for the tip.

 

[RuralGuy]

Look at the WindowTop and WindowLeft properties of a form.