form not user friendly

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I created a main form with a tab control. The tab control
has 4 tabs each having a subform. The main form has client
name, address, etc. tab 1 has program entry date subform,
tab2 is a long questionaire subform (about 25-30 questions
with comments) tab3 has a subform with follow-up
information and tab 4 has a subform with production
rates. all the forms are based on tables. the main table
has clientID as primary (autonumber) and all other tables
have clientid as number(long inte)

Problems:
1. when I first open the form, it opens showing the tabs
instead of opening at the top of the page showing the
clients name, address etc.

2. when the tab button for the subform questionaire is
clicked on, it takes up the whole screen, as your filling
out the questionaire you have to use the scroll bar to
scroll down and see the questions your answering instead
of the form automatically paging down

can anyone help me solve these problems. your help is
greatly appreciated
 
nena said:
I created a main form with a tab control. The tab control
has 4 tabs each having a subform. The main form has client
name, address, etc. tab 1 has program entry date subform,
tab2 is a long questionaire subform (about 25-30 questions
with comments) tab3 has a subform with follow-up
information and tab 4 has a subform with production
rates. all the forms are based on tables. the main table
has clientID as primary (autonumber) and all other tables
have clientid as number(long inte)

Problems:
1. when I first open the form, it opens showing the tabs
instead of opening at the top of the page showing the
clients name, address etc.
Click to expand...

Open the main form in design view, then click View : Tab Order. This
displays a popup list that lets you select the default order in which the
cursor will visit the fields in that form. Drag the client name (for
example) to the top of that list.

2. when the tab button for the subform questionaire is
clicked on, it takes up the whole screen, as your filling
out the questionaire you have to use the scroll bar to
scroll down and see the questions your answering instead
of the form automatically paging down
Click to expand...

When you tab from the last checkbox on the visible part of the screen, to
the first checkbox on the hidden part of the screen, the screen should
automatically scroll up to show the previously-hidden part (IMO). Perhaps
check the View : Tab order, as for problem 1.

HTH,
TC
 
I checked the tab and it is fine, when i use the tab it
tabs to the right question, but when it starts getting to
the bottom, you have to use the scroll bar, it doesn't
automatically scroll down, like most forms do. this is a
subform, if i open the subform from the access window, it
works fine, it doesnt work when i open the subform using
the tab control on the main form. also, when i use the
scroll bar to go down the the bottom ?'s and use the
spacebar to check a yes/no box it will check it and go to
the top of the form, then i have to use the scroll bar
again to go to the bottom. help please
 
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