Question main switch board

[jerry28ph]

hi to all,

I learned that menu displays is not available in Access, and somebody recommends to use Main Switch Board to be able to make a form to display all forms you want to run. I tried to search this feature but a lot of site is popping up and I'm having hard times to figure which of those site is the right one. Any help that you can share would be a great help and appreciated.

Regards to all.
Jerry

 

[WayPay]

In Access 2003, have a look at Tools | Database Utilities | Switchboard Manager.

 

[gemma-the-husky]

what do you mean - menu displays?

an access switchboard is just a form.

the buttons are set programmatically (based on a normal table) to carry out certain functinos - eg open a given form, open a given report etc. all you have to do is populate the switchboard items table (you can use the wizard, or do it by hand, which is easier imo)

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if the standard access form doesnt do what you want, you can edit it/change its appearance/functionality, or replace it with one of your own design.