Article ID: 120524
Article Last Modified on 6/25/2002
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q120524
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Access version 2.0, form page header and page footer sections
do not have a Visible property as they do in Microsoft Access version 1.x.
If you convert a form that was created in version 1.x to version 2.0, and
that form has a page header or page footer section whose Visible property
is set to No, there is no way in version 2.0 to set the Visible property
for that section back to Yes.
CAUSE
In Microsoft Access version 2.0, the Visible property can be set at run
time for the form header, form footer, and detail sections. As a side
effect, the Visible property is disabled for the page header and page
footer sections.
RESOLUTION
One workaround for this problem is to create a new form in Microsoft Access
version 2.0 and then copy all of the controls from the version 1.x form
into the new form. When you do this, the page header and page footer
sections in the new form will be visible.
Another workaround is to use a report to print the data instead of a form.
(Because the page header and page footer sections are used only when you
print the form, you could easily substitute a report instead.) Page header
and page footer sections in reports in Microsoft Access version 2.0 do have
a Visible property. To save a form as a report, open the form in Design
view, and then choose Save As Report from the File menu.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access version
2.0. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 7.0.
REFERENCES
For more information about the Visible property, search for "Visible," and
then "Visible Property" using the Microsoft Access Help menu.
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