Microsoft KB Archive/225858

= ACC2000: Can't Change Form Properties In Open Form When Modal Property is Set to Yes =

Article ID: 225858

Article Last Modified on 6/28/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q225858





Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).



SYMPTOMS
If you set the Modal property of a form to Yes in Form view of a form, you cannot change any other properties of the form or back out of changing the Modal property to Yes.



CAUSE
When a form becomes modal, it will not allow you to select anything else that is open, including its property sheet.



RESOLUTION
Change the form to Design view.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Open the sample Access database file Northwind.mdb or the sample Access project file NorthwindCS.adp.
 * 2) Open a new form in Design view.
 * 3) View the form in Form view.
 * 4) View the properties of the form.
 * 5) On the Other tab, set the Modal property to Yes.

Note that you can no longer change any properties of the form, including the Modal property.

