Property settings for pop-up forms and reports
The following table lists properties you can use to create or customize pop-up forms and reports. For more information on any of these properties, click the property in the property sheet and press F1.
| Property | Determines |
|---|---|
| PopUp | Whether a form or report opens as a pop-up. A pop-up form or report always remains on top of other Microsoft Access windows. |
| Modal | Whether a form or report opens as a modeless object (you can switch to other windows) or a modal object (the form or report retains the focus until it's closed). |
| BorderStyle | The type of border and border elements (title bar, Close button  , Control menu, Maximize and Minimize buttons) to use for the form or report. It also determines whether the form or report is sizable. |
| ControlBox | Whether a form has a Control menu in Form view or a report has a Control menu in Print Preview. |
| MinMaxButtons | Whether a form has Minimize and Maximize buttons in Form view or a report has Minimize and Maximize buttons in Print Preview. If you set the BorderStyle property to Dialog, Microsoft Access automatically removes the Minimize and Maximize buttons. |
| CloseButton | Whether the Close button is disabled. |
| ScrollBars | Whether a form has scroll bars. |
| NavigationButtons | Whether a form has navigation buttons. |
| RecordSelectors | Whether a form has record selectors. |
| ShortcutMenu | Whether a shortcut menu is displayed when you right-click a form. |
| AutoCenter | Whether a form or report is centered automatically in the application window when it is opened. |
| AutoResize | Whether a form or report is resized automatically to display all of its contents. |
| AllowEdits | Whether a user can make any editing changes to saved records in a form. |
| AllowDeletions | Whether a user can delete records using a form. |
| AllowAdditions | Whether a user can add records using a form. |
| DataEntry | Whether a form shows existing records when it opens. |
| DefaultView | Whether a form is displayed as a single form (one record), as a continuous form (multiple records), in Datasheet view, in PivotTable view, or PivotChart view. |
| AllowFormView | Whether you can switch to Form view of a form. |
| AllowDatasheetView | Whether you can switch to Datasheet view of a form. |
| AllowPivotTableView | Whether you can switch to PivotTable view of a form. |
| AllowPivotChartView | Whether you can switch to PivotChart view of a form. |