MinMaxButtons Property

Applies To

Form.

Description

You can use the MinMaxButtons property to specify whether the Maximize and Minimize buttons will be visible on a form.

Setting

The MinMaxButtons property uses the following settings.

Setting

Description

Visual Basic

None

The Maximize and Minimize buttons aren't visible.

0

Min Enabled

Only the Minimize button is visible.

1

Max Enabled

Only the Maximize button is visible.

2

Both Enabled

(Default) Both the Minimize and Maximize buttons are visible.

3


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

You can set the MinMaxButtons property only in form Design view.

Remarks

Clicking a form's Maximize button enlarges the form so it fills the Microsoft Access window. Clicking a form's Minimize button reduces the form to a short title bar at the bottom of the Microsoft Access window.

To display the Maximize and Minimize buttons on a form, you must set the form's BorderStyle property to Thin or Sizable and the ControlBox property to Yes. If you set the BorderStyle property to None or Dialog, or if you set the ControlBox property to No, the form won't have Maximize or Minimize buttons, regardless of the MinMaxButtons property setting.

Even when the MinMaxButtons property is set to None, a form always has Maximize and Minimize buttons in Design view.

If a form's MinMaxButtons property is set to None, the Maximize and Minimize commands aren't available on the form's Control menu.

See Also

BorderStyle property, CloseButton property, ControlBox property, Maximize action, Minimize action, Modal property, PopUp property.