Display or hide the Database window when an Access database or Access project opens

1. On the Tools menu, click Startup.
   
   
2. Clear or select the Display Database Window check box.

Notes

• Changes to this setting in the Startup dialog box won't take effect until the next time the Microsoft Access database or Microsoft Access project is opened.
  
  
• If you don't display the Database window, you need to display a form or data access page that others can use to navigate in your Access database or Access project. For more information, click .
  
  
• Even if you clear the Display Database Window check box, the Database window may still be accessible by using a special key combination. For more information, click . And even if you disable the Database window and the key combination, it may still be possible for a user to access the Database window. This can happen if a user tries more than once to open the same Access database or Access project from the list of most-recently-used Access databases or Access projects, which automatically appears on the File menu. To prevent users from accessing this list, replace the File menu with your own custom menu.
  
  
• For a list of issues to consider when setting options in the Startup dialog box, click .