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I am looking to minimize the access window when my database is opened. I already set it to do that from the startup menu, but all that did was open my specified form on open. I want it to actually only show my form w/ acces on the startup tray. Any suggestions?

    
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Hi Megan,

I'm not really sure what you are looking for but maybe this link will be helpful. If I got it wrong then post back and I promise to try harder.

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That looks like what im going for.

Im fairly new in the code world, that said, what would i put this code under?

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You would put it in a standard module and call it from your opening form. There are caveats as explained on the link that you need to read carefully.

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I used the code and it worked, but I also want the Access main window to minimize.

What do i need to add??

THanks in advance

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Hiding the main access window (for Access itself, not your forms) is a tricky and painful process. It involves tinkering around with the Windows GUI API and get quite complicated.



I don't even bother with it, I just use Access itself as the container for my application screens.

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So i should just hide the database controls and toolbars.



Thanks for saving me some pain!

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Correct, that's generally the quickest way to go about making it less like Access and more like your own application.



You don't even need to use any coding to accomplish it. Go to Tools -> Startup and you can turn off default toolbars and even hide the database window so nobody can muck with your forms and tables.

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One last question, how can i hide the db window so that it doesnt appear when u press F11, only when shift is held on open?

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I know there is a way to do it, but I cannot remember it off the top of my head. You may want to search around Google for "disable f11 hotkey ms access" and see what that yields.

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