how do i use it so my form opens only and you have to hold the SHIFT key
while double clicking to get to the design?

It varies slightly with different versions of Access, but generally you
go to Tools/Startup and from there you can choose a display form
as well as enable/disable several other options. You hold down the
shift key during startup to bypass these startup options.
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Sean Bailey


"Dennis Villareal" wrote:

> how do i use it so my form opens only and you have to hold the SHIFT key
> while double clicking to get to the design?

thanks for the quick response

"Beetle" wrote:

> It varies slightly with different versions of Access, but generally you
> go to Tools/Startup and from there you can choose a display form
> as well as enable/disable several other options. You hold down the
> shift key during startup to bypass these startup options.
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> Sean Bailey
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>
> "Dennis Villareal" wrote:
>
> > how do i use it so my form opens only and you have to hold the SHIFT key
> > while double clicking to get to the design?