Microsoft KB Archive/27085

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

File: Find Dialog Box Appears Blank
Last reviewed: October 26, 1994

Article ID: Q27085

Summary:

In Microsoft File, the Find dialog box format is created from the design of the current form in the data file. Because of this, the following may cause the Find dialog box to appear blank:


 * List Helper is not checked.
 * The fields have no borders.
 * There are no text labels in the form.

The Find window appears blank because there is nothing to visually separate the fields. When there are borders around the fields or text labels, the Find box displays those borders or labels. This helps visually delineate the fields in the Find box.

If you do not want a form to have borders or text labels, do the following to perform a Find:


 * 1) From the Form menu, choose Show Form, and switch to View 2 of the form by clicking in the lower-left corner of the window.
 * 2) Make sure that List Helper is selected (on the Form menu).
 * 3) From the Organize menu, choose Find.
 * 4) Specify the criteria for the Find.
 * 5) When the records are displayed in the window, choose Show Form from the Form menu, and switch back to View 1. This will display the fields in each record that is found in the order they appear in the designed form.