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John DOE

Hello:

I was wondering if it is possible to run 1 database with 3 monitors in such
a way that each monitor has a form displayed. I want to ask BEFORE we buy
additional hardware if this is possible. The plan is pretty much moving
information from 1 screen to another. This will be used for dispatching and
the less scrolling and clicks the quicker things would go. I guess we could
run 3 different databases with linked tables and run each in a different
monitor ( I think ), but it would be easier to do all under 1 roof.


Any information and/or advise would great be appreciated.


Id10tError
 
I was wondering if it is possible to run 1 database with 3 monitors in
such a way that each monitor has a form displayed.
You can open forms in a different window and position them on different
monitors.
Try this now before buying by sizing the window the form is in and see if
you can move your data like you are wanting to do.
 
You appear to have settled on a solution ("how" is "moving information from
1 screen to another"). If you'll describe a bit more about "what" and "why"
(what underlying business need are you attempting to solve by moving info
around?), the newsgroup's readers may be able to offer alternate
appproaches, maybe cheaper than multiple monitors...

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Office/Access MVP
 
I agree with Jeff,

Also I run two monitors at work. And access only likes to run at
one. I suppose you can get a card that will let you have one giant
screen rather then 3 separate screens and then you can expend your
access to all three and keep each form on one. But again it there
might be a cheaper and better approach.

Regards

Zeki
 
As a developer, I find multiple monitors invaluable. When I went to the
Advisor DevCon last year, I talked to several of the "seasoned pros" and was
surprised at how many of them work with single monitor systems. The company
I work for has dual monitor setups for all of our developers and almost all
of our operations folks.

I got so used to this setup, that I bought a second monitor for home use
(small business) and I easily saved the cost of a monitor during the two
months I had my second monitor. The ability to step through code on one
monitor and watch the app running on the other is extremely useful and time
saving.

The dual monitors allows our operators to have multiple applications open at
a single time, and have visibility of them, rather than one sitting behind
the other on a monitor.

I have developed a number of apps for the company, some of which are
designed for multiple forms to be open at once. I never have figured out how
to actually open forms to one screen or the other, but when the users open
the forms, they drag them to where they want them, on which ever monitor they
prefer.

Dale
 
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