Edit a bound picture or other object on a form

1. Open the form in Form view (or open a datasheet).
   
   
2. Go to the record that contains the object you want to edit.
   
   
3. Double-click the object.

   Microsoft Access opens the application that was used to create the object (the OLE server application) if it's available. The application may open in a separate window or you may be able to edit the object in place.

   Note   When you double-click a sound or video object, Microsoft Access plays the object. To open these types of objects for editing, click the object and then click the appropriate Object command on the Edit menu. For example, point to the Media Clip Object command, and then click the Open or Edit command on the submenu.

4. Make the changes that you want, and then do one of the following:
   • If you're editing in place, click the form outside the bound object frame. If you mistakenly click Exit on the File menu, you'll quit Microsoft Access.
     
     
   • If you're editing the object in a separate window, click Exit on the File menu of the OLE server application. If you're prompted to update the document, click OK.

Notes

• To edit an object in a bound object frame, the Enabled property for the bound object frame must be set to Yes and the Locked property must be set to No.
  
  
• You can define the action taken when you double-click an object by setting the Verb and AutoActivate properties for the bound object frame. For example, you might want to open the object in a separate window instead of in place. For more information on the Verb property, click . For more information on the AutoActivate property, click .