How do I add option buttons to the switchboard in Access 2003?

[Guest]

Switchboard manager limits the number of option buttons to 8. I nee more
buttons for my application. I have tried everything I know, copy current,
tried to use tool bar options etc. and still get a message which states theat
you are limited to 8 buttons on a switchboard.

 

[Rick Brandt]

Switchboard manager limits the number of option buttons to 8. I nee
more buttons for my application. I have tried everything I know, copy
current, tried to use tool bar options etc. and still get a message
which states theat you are limited to 8 buttons on a switchboard.

The switchboard manager has been (generously) described as a complex solution to
a simple problem. One of the first transitions made when going from beginner to
journeyman in Access is to abandon the switchboard for your own menu form where
you have complete control. I suggest that you do that.

All you need is an unbound form onto which you start adding CommandButtons that
do what you need. In addition to having no arbitrary limit on the number of
buttons (at least none small enough as to be noticeable), you can utilize
TextBoxes, ComboBoxes, etc., to make the form much more versatile than the ones
using the switchboard manager.