DefaultView, ViewsAllowed Properties

Applies To

Form.

Description

You can use the DefaultView property to specify the opening view of a form.
You can use the ViewsAllowed property to specify whether users can switch between Datasheet view and Form view by clicking the Form View or Datasheet View command on the View menu or by clicking the arrow next to the View button and clicking Form View or Datasheet View.

Setting

The DefaultView property uses the following settings.

Setting	Description	Visual Basic

Single Form	(Default) Displays one record at a time.	0
Continuous Forms	Displays multiple records (as many as will fit in the current window), each in its own copy of the form's detail section.	1
Datasheet	Displays the form fields arranged in rows and columns like a spreadsheet.	2

The ViewsAllowed property uses the following settings.

Setting	Description	Visual Basic

Both	(Default) Users can switch between Form view and Datasheet view.	0
Form	Users can't switch to Datasheet view from Form view.	1
Datasheet	Users can't switch to Form view from Datasheet view.	2

Design view is always available (unless permissions are set otherwise).

You can set these properties by using the form's property sheet, a macro, or Visual Basic.

Remarks

The views displayed in the View button list and on the View menu depend on the setting of the ViewsAllowed property. For example, if the ViewsAllowed property is set to Datasheet, Form View is disabled in the View button list and on the View menu.

The combination of these properties creates the following conditions.

DefaultView	ViewsAllowed	Description

Single, Continuous Forms, or Datasheet	Both	Users can switch between Form view and Datasheet view.
Single or Continuous Forms	Form	Users can't switch from Form view to Datasheet view.

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DefaultView	ViewsAllowed	Description

Single or Continuous Forms	Datasheet	Users can switch from Form view to Datasheet view but not back again.
Datasheet	Form	Users can switch from Datasheet view to Form view but not back again.
Datasheet	Datasheet	Users can't switch from Datasheet view to Form view.