Solved How do I decrease the Width on Form?

[jlarks]

I have the width set to 8.2 on the Property Sheet, however, when I view the form, it stretches across the screen. What can I do to resolve this issue?

 

[Gasman]

Remove/reposition/resize any controls that prevent the the form being narrower.

 

[theDBguy]

I have the width set to 8.2 on the Property Sheet, however, when I view the form, it stretches across the screen. What can I do to resolve this issue?

Hi. Welcome to AWF!

Perhaps you could make it a Popup form by setting the Popup property to Yes?

 

[Gasman]

Are you using tabbed forms?

 

[The_Doc_Man]

First, welcome to the forum, because that was your first post.

Second, Gasman's suggestion is correct. A form opened in Form View will never be narrower than the right-side edge of any control for which that edge is farthest to the right on screen. (Doesn't matter where the left edge is located.)

There is one more option:

How do I make a form show NOT full screen?

Hi, please see my 2 attachments. I put the Pop-Up property on the form. that worked but still not what I want. On the HATT attachment do you see how it opens in the middle of the screen? And the other opens at the top right, (and has that tabb at the top right that says frmMain)? how do i...

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Turns out there is a setting to force full-screen in the options for Current Database.

 

[Cotswold]

Just wondering.
In File, Options, Current Database, Document Window Options; are you set to the default Tab Windows, or Overlapping? Tab will result in this type of problem. Personally I'm not a fan of Tab Windows at all.