Difference between opening a form vs. a popup form?

[Access_Novice]

I click a button and open a form. How is this different than a popup form? Isn't this really a pop-up form? When I click a button a form pops up? So I'm a bit confused as to what a popup form exactly is, how and when it is used, and how it differs from clicking a button and opening another form.

[June7]

A 'popup' form or report can be moved outside the Access application framework. It will sit on top of other objects, such as a table. I have known some code to not work as desired when form or report is a popup. I seldom use this setting.

[Access_Novice]

A 'popup' form or report can be moved outside the Access application framework.

When you say moved outside the Access application frame work, do you mean, clicking it and moving it out of the main Access window, so it can appear above Excel, Word, etc.

[June7]

Yes, it 'floats' - click, grab, drag.

[ssanfu]

The only way I've used a popup form is to also set the modal property to TRUE.

You might read: http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/...d.php?t=179101

[June7]

One thing not mentioned about modal is that setting is a nuisance during debugging. I never set the property until I am confident the code is working properly and rarely use it either.

[ssanfu]

So true.
I had forgot what a pain debugging was.
Like I said, I used "A" (one) popup form with the Modal property set. I fought off other attempts to get popup forms.

[Access_Novice]

So true.
I had forgot what a pain debugging was.
Like I said, I used "A" (one) popup form with the Modal property set. I fought off other attempts to get popup forms.

Thank you everybody for the feedback. I clicked Add Reputation for both of you.

Still don't know how to mark a thread as solved.

[June7]

Thread Tools dropdown above the first post.