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    redekopp is offline Competent Performer
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    MS Access Design for Tablets

    Anyone have any information on what size I should be building my forms and how to make them the proper sizing for a tablet?



    I saw this video (its in Spanish) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaBEqyPHJH4

    Its basically exactly what I need, just not sure how to design to fit without designing on the tablet or having a tablet ready to continuously test.

    Also, how does he make it so the login screen is literally just that dialog box with no access program in the background?

    Thanks guys.

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    This is a common issue I have run into. I took the route of designing a web base front end. Its might large rabbit hole to go down if your an access beginner.

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    CJ_London is online now VIP
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    what size I should be building my forms
    tablets vary in size as well. Go online and look at some specs. You can set a form size using the form move function. better to design your forms to auto fit, with 2010 you can anchor controls to top, bottom, left, right etc. Sizes are stated in twips - there are 1440 twips to an inch and 567 to a cm.

    how does he make it so the login screen is literally just that dialog box with no access program in the background?
    see this link or google 'hide access window' for more links

    http://access.mvps.org/access/api/api0019.htm

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