Get help on Access events and properties
You can get help on a specific event or property, such as the BeforeUpdate event, the Format property, or the OnClick event, in one of the three ways:
- In Design view, select the object whose property or event you want help on.
- Press F4 to display the object's property sheet.
- On the All tab, click the property or event.
- Press F1.
- In the Database window, press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor.
- On the Insert menu, click Module.
- Type the name of the event or property on which you want to get help.
- Place the cursor inside the string, or right after the last character of the string.
- Press F1.
Notes
- You can also press F1 in the Object Browser to get help on the selected Visual Basic keyword.
- Press ALT+TAB to switch between your application and the Visual Basic Editor.
- Click Microsoft Access Help on the toolbar.
- On the Microsoft Access Help pane, click Table of Contents.
- Under Microsoft Access Visual Basic Reference, look for the event or property.
- Click the title to display the corresponding help topic.
Note Typing a Visual Basic keyword in the Search box on the Microsoft Access Help pane will not return help on the keyword.