Invisible form

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MarianneZ

In Access 2007 I have created a form which looks lovely in Design
mode, but all I get is blank space when I try to look at it in Layout
Mode. Likewise when I open it by double clicking or open it from a VBA
module, all I see is blank space. Not empty controls, nothing at all.
I looked at all the form settings; they look fine. I even set it
visible explicitly in the Form Open event. Nothing.

There must be some setting I inadvertently set. What can it be?

Marianne
 
Check that AllowEdits and AllowAdditions properties are set to Yes. Check
that DataEntry property is set to No.

If these properties are set to these values, and you don't see anything,
your form's RecordSource query may be nonupdatable.
 
In Access 2007 I have created a form which looks lovely in Design
mode, but all I get is blank space when I try to look at it in Layout
Mode.
Click to expand...

This can happen when the Form's Recordsource returns no data, *and* the form
is not updateable (either because the recordource isn't updateable or because
the form's properties are set to disallow updating). Try opening the
recordsource as a query - does it have any data? does it have a blank *> new
record line? If it has neither, you'll get a blank form.
 
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