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Customize a form or report window

1. Open the form or report in Design view.
2. Double-click the form selector or report selector to display the property sheet.
3. Do one or more of the following:

   Change the title bar text

   1. In the Caption property box, type the title bar text.
   2. To see the title bar text of a form, switch to Form view. To see the title bar text of a report, switch to preview mode.

   Tip

   If you don't want to have any title bar text, type a space in the Caption property box.

   Hide the Minimize and Maximize buttons

   • Set the MinMaxButtons property to None.

   Note  If the BorderStyle property for the form is set to None or Dialog, the form won't have Minimize and Maximize buttons even if the MinMaxButtons property is set to Min Enabled, Max Enabled, or Both Enabled.

   Disable the Close button

   • Set the CloseButton property to No.

   Note  When you set the CloseButton property to No, Microsoft Access disables the Close button and also disables the Close command on the Control menu. If you want to remove the Close button completely, set the BorderStyle property to None.

   Hide the control menu

   • Set the ControlBox property to No.

   Note  When you set the ControlBox property to No, the Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons are also hidden. If the BorderStyle property is set to None, the form or report won't have a Control menu even if the ControlBox property is set to Yes.

   Hide the shortcut menu in a form

   • Set the ShortcutMenu property to No.

   Hide the navigation buttons in a form

   • Set the NavigationButtons property to No.

   Hide the record divider lines in a continuous form

   • Set the DividingLines property to No.

   Hide the section divider lines in a form

   • Set the DividingLines property to No.

   Hide the record selectors in a form

   • Set the RecordSelectors property to No.