Switch between views of a database object

Microsoft Office Access 2003

  • Click the View button on the toolbar. To change to the view indicated by the graphic, click the button itself. To see a list of other views to choose from, click the arrow next to the button.

Note  The views displayed in the View button list and on the View menu depend on the setting of the AllowFormView, AllowDatasheetView, AllowPivotTableView, and AllowPivotChartView properties of the form.

ShowSwitch between views of a subform

When a main form is open in Form view, you can switch between the views of its subforms.

  1. Open the main form in Form view.
  2. Click the subform whose view you want to change.
  3. On the View menu, point to Subform, and click the view you want.

Note  The views available for a subform depend on the setting of the AllowFormView, AllowDatasheetView, AllowPivotTableView, and AllowPivotChartView properties of the subform.

ShowSwitch between views of a data access page

To open a data access page in Design view, Page view, or in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later on your computer.

  • To switch to another view from within Microsoft Access, click the View button on the toolbar. To change to the view indicated by the graphic, click the button itself. To see a list of other views to choose from, click the arrow next to the button.
  • To switch from Internet Explorer to Microsoft Access, click Edit with Microsoft Access on the File menu.