Microsoft KB Archive/202311

= ACC2000: Undocked Toolbars Disappear When Help Pop-up Is on Screen =

Article ID: 202311

Article Last Modified on 6/24/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q202311



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

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.



SYMPTOMS
When you press the SHIFT+F1 keys to display help for an object in the toolbox, all undocked toolbars are hidden until you close the Help topic.

Also, if you click the Start button while a toolbar is undocked, the undocked toolbar disappears until Microsoft Access becomes the active application again.



To Reproduce Behavior Inside Microsoft Access

 * 1) Start Microsoft Access and open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
 * 2) Open the Categories form in Design view.
 * 3) Drag the standard toolbar into an undocked position.
 * 4) Press SHIFT+F1 to start Help and when the mouse pointer changes to a question mark (?), click a command in the toolbox.

Note that the Help screen pops up with the Help topic, but the undocked toolbar disappears.

To Reproduce Behavior Using the Microsoft Windows Start Menu

 * 1) Repeat steps 1 through 3 in the previous section.
 * 2) Click the Start button.

Note that the undocked toolbar disappear until you click back on Microsoft Access and make it the active application.

Additional query words: commandbar commandbars tool bar box

Keywords: kbprb kbpending KB202311

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