ControlBox Property [Access 2003 VBA Language Reference]

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Specifies whether a form has a Control menu in Form view and Datasheet view. Read/write Boolean.

expression.ControlBox

expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Setting

The ControlBox property uses the following settings.

Setting Visual Basic Description
Yes True (–1) (Default) The form has a Control menu in Form view and Datasheet view.
No False (0) The form doesn't have a Control menu in Form view and Datasheet view.

Note  Setting the ControlBox property to No also removes the Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons on a form.

You can set this property by using the form's property sheet , a macro , or Visual Basic .

It can only be set in form Design view.

Remarks

To display a Control menu on a form, the ControlBox property must be set to Yes and the form's BorderStyle property must be set to Thin, Sizable, or Dialog.

Even when a form's ControlBox property is set to No, the form always has a Control menu when opened in Design view.

Setting the ControlBox property to No suppresses the Control menu when you:

  • Open the form in Form view from the Database window.
  • Open the form from a macro.
  • Open the form from Visual Basic.
  • Open the form in Datasheet view.
  • Switch to Form or Datasheet view from Design view.

Example

The following example sets the ControlBox property on the WarningDialog form to False (0):

Forms!WarningDialog.ControlBox = False

Applies to | Form Object | Report Object

See Also | BorderStyle Property | CloseButton Property | MinMaxButtons Property | Modal Property | PopUp Property