SYMPTOMS

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

When you switch a form that has no borders from Form view to Design view, you cannot move the form because it has no title bar or borders.

CAUSE

The form's BorderStyle property is set to None.

RESOLUTION

Close the form by pressing CTRL+F4, and then open the form in Design view. The title bar and borders will be available. If you switch directly to Form view without closing the form, the title bar and borders will remain. You must close the form after viewing it in Design view in order for the change to the BorderStyle property to take effect.

Note that there are other properties that are not implemented until you close and then open your form as well. You should always test your forms by closing and then opening them.

STATUS

This behavior no longer occurs in Microsoft Access for Windows 95 version 7.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Open the sample database NWIND.MDB.
2. Open the Customers form in Design view.
3. Change the form's BorderStyle property to None.
4. Save the form, and then close it.
5. Open the form in Form view. Note that the border is gone.
6. Switch to Design view. Note that the title bar and borders are gone and that there is no way to move the form. Press CTRL+F4 to close the form.
7. Open the form in Design view and set its BorderStyle property back to Sizable.

For more information about the BorderStyle property, search for "BorderStyle," and then "BorderStyle Property" using the Microsoft Access Help menu.