PopUp Property

Applies To

Form.

Description

You can use the PopUp property to specify whether a form opens as a pop-up form. For example, you set a form's PopUp property to Yes, its Modal property to Yes, and its BorderStyle property to Dialog to create a custom dialog box.

Setting

The PopUp property uses the following settings.

Setting	Description	Visual Basic

Yes	The form opens as a pop-up form in Form view. It remains on top of all other Microsoft Access windows.	True (–1)
No	(Default) The form isn't a pop-up form.	False (0)

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

The PopUp property can be set only in form Design view.

Remarks

To specify the type of border you want on a pop-up form, use the BorderStyle property. You typically set the BorderStyle property to Thin for pop-up forms.

Tip You can use the PopUp, Modal and BorderStyle properties to create a custom dialog box. Set the Modal property to Yes, the PopUp property to Yes, and the BorderStyle property to Dialog for custom dialog boxes.

Setting the PopUp property to Yes makes the form a pop-up form only when you do one of the following:

Open it in Form view from the Database window.
Open it in Form view by using a macro or Visual Basic.
Switch from Design view to Form view.

When the PopUp property is set to Yes, you can't switch to other views from Form view, because the form's toolbar isn't available. (You can't switch a pop-up form from Form view to Datasheet view, even in a macro or Visual Basic.) You must close the form and reopen it in Design view or Datasheet view.

The form isn't a pop-up form in Design view or Datasheet view, and also isn't a pop-up form if you switch from Datasheet view to Form view.

Note You can use the Dialog setting of the Window Mode argument of the OpenForm action to open a form with its PopUp and Modal properties set to Yes.

Tip When you maximize a window in Microsoft Access, all other windows are also maximized when you open them or switch to them. However, pop-up forms aren't maximized. If you want a form to maintain its size when other windows are maximized, set its PopUp property to Yes.