[AccessD] Turn Off Help Box in Access 2003

William Hindman dejpolsys at hotmail.com
Fri Jun 24 02:25:27 CDT 2005


..do you ever do anything the easy way? :)))))
..just one more thing to add to my startup code :(

William

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MartyConnelly" <martyconnelly at shaw.ca>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 2:53 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Turn Off Help Box in Access 2003


> Ah that Thingy Dingy! I thought it was the  ?  next to the max minimize 
> icons on a form
> not the Access menu command bar.
> This will toggle it in code, found name in object browser then looked it 
> up in help.
>
> Sub ToggleAskQuestionDropdown()
>    With Application.CommandBars
>        If .DisableAskAQuestionDropdown = True Then
>            .DisableAskAQuestionDropdown = False
>            Debug.Print "ask question turned on"
>        Else
>            .DisableAskAQuestionDropdown = True
>             Debug.Print "ask question turned Off"
>        End If
>    End With
> End Sub
>
> Darren Dick wrote:
>
>>Are you Guys talking about the same thing?
>>Marty seems to be talking about the What's this Button
>>Rocky is referring to the Small Search Field Just to the top right of
>>any open screen (A Unique 2003 Feature)
>>That's near the Close|Min/Max|Restore Buttons
>>
>>DD
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
>>- Beach Access Software
>>Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 1:14 PM
>>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Turn Off Help Box in Access 2003
>>
>>MinMax Buttons None.  Close button no. What's this No.  Everything
>>disappears but the help box.  And in the mde, the DoCmd.Maximize doesn't
>>work.  So the form doesn't open maximized.  But it works for you.  I
>>wonder what's going on.  I'm pretty sure the form isn't corrupted.
>>
>>Rocky
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "MartyConnelly" <martyconnelly at shaw.ca>
>>To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
>><accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>>Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 7:26 PM
>>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Turn Off Help Box in Access 2003
>>
>>
>>
>>>Works for me in Access 2003
>>>Min Max Buttons     No
>>>Whats this button    No
>>>As a matter of fact on a basic virgin form it will squawk to you that
>>>
>>it
>>>will not let you turn ON the
>>>the Whats This Button to Yes unless MinMax is set to None.
>>>
>>>Maybe a corrupted form or you have turned on an odd
>>>
>>Application.SetOption
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Marty:
>>>>
>>>>Didn't work.  The help box ( which is a new feature in A2K3) still
>>>>
>>shows.
>>
>>>>Rocky
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "MartyConnelly" 
>>>><martyconnelly at shaw.ca>
>>>>To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
>>>><accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>>>>Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:14 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Turn Off Help Box in Access 2003
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>What's This? This property of the form  can only be turned on by
>>>>>
>>default
>>>>>to Yes when MinMax property set to No
>>>>>So just set Form property What's This to No.
>>>>>
>>>>>Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Dear List:
>>>>>>In access 2003 up in the right corner by the maximize, minimize and
>>>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>>>close buttons there's a help box.  Does anyone know the syntax for 
>>>>>>turning this thing off through code?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>MTIA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Rocky Smolin
>>>>>>Beach Access Software
>>>>>>http://www.e-z-mrp.com
>>>>>>858-259-4334
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>-- 
>>>>>Marty Connelly
>>>>>Victoria, B.C.
>>>>>Canada
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>Victoria, B.C.
>>>Canada
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>
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