Microsoft® Access® 2010 Inside Out

Setting Client Form and Control Defaults

When you’re building an application, you should establish a standard design for all your client forms and the controls on your forms.

Changing Control Defaults

You can use the Set Control Defaults button in the Controls group on the Design tab to change the defaults for the various controls on your form. If you want to change the default property settings for all new controls of a particular type, select a control of that type, set the control’s properties to the desired default values, and then click the Set Control Defaults button in the Controls group on the Design tab. The settings of the currently selected control will become the default settings for any subsequent definitions of that type of control ...