Set a property in Design view

Microsoft Office Access 2003

  • Open a table, query, form, report, or data access page in Design view.
  • Open the property sheet by doing one of the following:

    Form or report selector

    Callout 1 Form or report selector

    • On a data access page, click Select Page on the Edit menu.
    • On a table or query, click Properties Button image on the toolbar.
    • For a section on a form or report, double-click the section selector.

    Section selector

    Callout 1 Section selector

    • For a section on a data access page, double-click the section bar.

    Section bar in a data access page

    Callout 1 Section bar

    • To set properties of a query field, click the cell in the Field row, and then click Properties Button image on the toolbar.
    • To set properties of a query field list, click anywhere in the list, and then click Properties Button image on the toolbar.
    • To set properties for the body of a data access page, click above the first section, and then click Properties Button image on the toolbar.
    • To set properties for a control, click the control, and then click Properties Button image on the toolbar.
  • In the property sheet, click the property you want to set, and then do one of the following:
    • If an arrow appears in the property box, click it and then select a value from the list.
    • Type a setting or expression in the property box.
    • If a Build button Button image appears next to the property box, click it to display a builder or list of builders.
  • ShowTips

    • To get Help on any property in the property sheet, click the property and then press F1.

    • If you need more space to enter or edit a property setting, press SHIFT+F2 to open the Zoom box.

    Note  If the AllowDesignChanges property of a form is set to All Views, you can also set form properties in Form view and Datasheet view.