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GWB
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      15th Apr 2010
I'm trying to have the form appear at 150% when it runs - so I dont have to
enlarge it to seeit..... how is this done?

Thanks!
 
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John Spencer
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      15th Apr 2010
There is no native ability in Access to do so.

You have several options. Firstly, you could recreate your forms suitable for
different resolutions, and then use a startup form that will open the correct
form after checking for the user's resolution - there is code for detecting
the resolution here -

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=148395

Alternatively, you could resize your forms using a utility (note that this
appears to work best when you have designed at a low resolution, ie 800x600,
and convert to a higher resolution, such as 1024x768).

Firstly, there is ShrinkerStretcher, a utility from Peter de Baets, available at
http://www.peterssoftware.com .

Secondly, there is code in the Access Developer's Handbook by
Litwin/Getz/Gilbert, and they have put an MDE (for both A97 and A2K) on their
site at

http://www.developershandbook.com
John Spencer
Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2010
The Hilltop Institute
University of Maryland Baltimore County

GWB wrote:
> I'm trying to have the form appear at 150% when it runs - so I dont have to
> enlarge it to seeit..... how is this done?
>
> Thanks!

 
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GWB
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      15th Apr 2010
Thank you John!

"John Spencer" wrote:

> There is no native ability in Access to do so.
>
> You have several options. Firstly, you could recreate your forms suitable for
> different resolutions, and then use a startup form that will open the correct
> form after checking for the user's resolution - there is code for detecting
> the resolution here -
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=148395
>
> Alternatively, you could resize your forms using a utility (note that this
> appears to work best when you have designed at a low resolution, ie 800x600,
> and convert to a higher resolution, such as 1024x768).
>
> Firstly, there is ShrinkerStretcher, a utility from Peter de Baets, available at
> http://www.peterssoftware.com .
>
> Secondly, there is code in the Access Developer's Handbook by
> Litwin/Getz/Gilbert, and they have put an MDE (for both A97 and A2K) on their
> site at
>
> http://www.developershandbook.com
> John Spencer
> Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2010
> The Hilltop Institute
> University of Maryland Baltimore County
>
> GWB wrote:
> > I'm trying to have the form appear at 150% when it runs - so I dont have to
> > enlarge it to seeit..... how is this done?
> >
> > Thanks!

> .
>

 
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