ACC: What's This Button Invisible When Close Button Set to No

• Microsoft Access versions 7.0, 97

SYMPTOMS

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

When you set the WhatsThisButton property to Yes on a form to activate the What's This button, and you have also set the CloseButton property of the form to No, the What's This button will be unavailable (is not visible) until you click its position next to the dimmed Close button.

CAUSE

If you set the CloseButton property to No, the Close button remains visible but appears dimmed. This causes the What's This button to be unavailable.

RESOLUTION

Do not set the CloseButton property to No when you are using the What's This button.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.

2. Open the Categories form in Design view.

3. On the View menu, click Properties to display the Form properties box.

4. In the Form properties box, set the following properties:

         ControlBox = Yes
         MinMaxButtons = None
         CloseButton = No
         WhatsThisButton = Yes
   

5. Switch the form to Form view. Note that the What's This Button is not visible.

6. Click in the area next to the Close Button. Note that the What's This Button appears.