DPI setting & forms

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I just read another posting about forms not displaying properly on a laptop.
I am having a problem with one of my users whose computer is set to a very
low resolution because she has a vision problem. The form is designed at a
higher resolution and works well for the other users. The user who has the
problem does not get the scroll bars necessary to navigate the form by moving
it -- she does not get either the vertical or horizontal scroll bar. The
form is a switchboard -- not one using the switchboard manager -- one where I
have set up buttons to navigate the database.

Does the DPI setting have anything to do with her problem? If so, how do I
check it? I don't know what that is.
 
Make sure the form's 'Border type' is set to sizeable and maximize the form,
also make sure the 'Scroll Bars' property is set to both, in response to
your query about DPI, you are over complicating the problem, we don't need
to dig that deep.

What is the normal resolution for the database?

What resolution is your user having the problem trying to run at?
 
Thanks. I know the scroll bar setting is "both" and think the border type is
also set to sizeable but I will check it to be sure. I'm thinking that is
the default setting and I have not changed it.

My user's resolution is set at the lowest level -- 800 x 600. I know I
should design at that level to avoid a problem. Unfortunately the font sizes
also have to be set at 12 or more and there is too much on the form to
accommodate both the low resolution and the large font without making the
form a 2 page form.

Thanks for you input.
 
Nancy said:
Thanks. I know the scroll bar setting is "both" and think the border
type is also set to sizeable but I will check it to be sure. I'm
thinking that is the default setting and I have not changed it.

My user's resolution is set at the lowest level -- 800 x 600. I know
I should design at that level to avoid a problem. Unfortunately the
font sizes also have to be set at 12 or more and there is too much on
the form to accommodate both the low resolution and the large font
without making the form a 2 page form.
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So add a TabControl and use two pages.
 
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