Form Resizing

Several users have asked why the forms don’t automatically resize in version 6 like they did in version 4 & 5. The simple answer is that we now use a Tabbed form interface in Access 2007 instead of the Overlapping Windows view. Users have loved the Tabbed interface even at the expense of form resizing. With monitors getting bigger and bigger the form resize code was making the controls on the forms cartoonishly large.  Access 2007 uses a different method of stretching controls to fit screen resolution. Initial testing of this feature provided unpredictable results on complex forms.

Recently I have begin searching for solutions to this issue. Results have been more promising using the default Access form resizing tool. See for yourself.

  This is what the Schedule form looks like on a 23in monitor

The resized form on the same monitor.

 

So far I like what I see but further testing is needed.

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