Carl- Holding down the shift key should still work in 2003, but I've never tried holding down the Shift key while double-clicking the file in Windows Explorer. Start Access first, then hold down the shift key as you click the file name in the Getting Started panel. If it's not on the recent files list under Open, click More..., navigate to the file and select it, then hold down the Shift key as you click the Open button.
John Viescas, author "Building Microsoft Access Applications" "Microsoft Office Access 2003 Inside Out" "Running Microsoft Access 2000" "SQL Queries for Mere Mortals" http://www.viescas.com/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carl Vogt Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 6:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ms_access] Shift double click not working in 2003 We created a database in Access 97, it is set up so the Switchboard is on the screen upon opening,,, the user can not use the database window underneath the switchboard.. in Access 97 and 2000 you can hold down the shift key and double click the file name and it will open allowing access to the database window not showing the switchboard so you can edit tables, forms etc.. Just got off the phone with a friend using Access 2003 after conversion he can not get to the database window using the Shift double click he still gets the switchboard ... what are we doing wrong???? is this feature gone in 2003?? We need to keep the casual user out of the tables and only advanced users to have access to the database window we did not want to get into the password sutff,, Thanks for your help in the past, hope someone has an answer.. Thanks Carl Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ms_access/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
