Non-edit form problem

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I have a form that is for viewing only, I've set it so that no data can be
changed, deleted or added. But when one views it, the first box of the first
record always shows with a blinking cursor and a white background, as if you
could edit it. I can't make it go away, I can only move it to another area of
the form. Can I make it so that this doesn't show at all?
 
Dino said:
I have a form that is for viewing only, I've set it so that no data
can be changed, deleted or added. But when one views it, the first
box of the first record always shows with a blinking cursor and a
white background, as if you could edit it. I can't make it go away, I
can only move it to another area of the form. Can I make it so that
this doesn't show at all?
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Leaving the controls enabled, as they are now, allows the user to select
values for copying to the clipboard, or to right-click on fields and
filter the form by them, or to do other things that involve setting the
focus to a field. However, if you want to, you can set every data-bound
control's Enabled property to No, and its Locked property to Yes. That
will leave the controls normal in appearance, but unable to receive the
focus.
 
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