expression.DisplayWhen
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.
Remarks
The DisplayWhen property applies only to the following form sections: detail, form header, and form footer. It also applies to all controls (except page breaks ) on a form.
The DisplayWhen property uses the following settings.
| Setting | Visual Basic | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Always | 0 | (Default) The object appears in Form view and when printed. |
| Print Only | 1 | The object is hidden in Form view but appears when printed. |
| Screen Only | 2 | The object appears in Form view but not when printed. |
Note You can set this property by using the object's property sheet, a macro, or Visual Basic.
For controls, you can set the default for this property by using the default control style or the DefaultControl method in Visual Basic.
In many cases, certain controls are useful only in Form view. To prevent Microsoft Access from printing these controls, you can set their DisplayWhen property to Screen Only. For example, you might have a command button or instructions on a form that you don't want printed. Or you might have form header and form footer sections that you don't want displayed on screen but that you do want printed. In this case, you should set the DisplayWhen property to Print Only.
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