Considerations when setting options in the Startup dialog box

• The Startup options apply only to the current Microsoft Access database or Microsoft Access project.
  
  
• When you specify a setting in the Startup dialog box, you automatically set the Access database or Access project property associated with that setting. For a list of those properties, click .
  
  
• The Startup properties don't override the property settings for a specific toolbar, menu bar, shortcut menu, form, or report. For example, the Menu Bar and Shortcut Menu Bar options in the Startup dialog box don't override the property settings for specific forms or reports that have a custom menu bar or shortcut menu. Thus, when you open a form or report, Microsoft Access displays the custom menu bar attached to the form or report instead of the global menu bar specified in the Startup dialog box.
  
  
• You can use the Startup dialog box instead of or in addition to an AutoExec macro. An AutoExec macro runs after the Startup options have taken effect; therefore, you should avoid any actions in an AutoExec macro that change the effect of the Startup option settings. For example, if you specify a form in the Display Form/Page box in the Startup dialog box, and you also use the OpenForm action in an AutoExec macro, Microsoft Access first displays the form specified in the Startup dialog box, then immediately displays the form specified in the OpenForm action.
  
  
• In an Access database, if user-level security has been defined for your database, you can prevent users from changing the settings in the Startup dialog box by making sure they haven't been granted Administer permission for the database. For more information, click .
  
  
• To bypass the Startup option settings, hold down the Bypass (SHIFT) key while opening the database.