Does your application include
a pop-up report or form window that you do not want users to resize? With the
Border Style property introduced in Access 2002, you now have a way to prevent
users from moving or resizing a pop-up window.

For example, if you want to
prevent users from changing the size of a pop-up report, follow these steps:

  1. Open the report in Design view and double-click
    the Report Selector button.
  2. Click the Pop Up property in the Other tab and select Yes from the drop-down menu.
  3. Click the Border Style property from the Format
    tab and select Thin from the drop-down menu.

(If the pop-up is a dialog
box, select Dialog instead of Thin in order to prevent users from minimizing or
maximizing the window; users will only have the Close button available to
them.)

If you prefer, you can omit
the window border altogether by selecting None for the
Border Style property.

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