Easy one for you all - Why when I open a form does a command button look pressed?

[Parker]

Is there anyway to open a form and not have the button look pressed?


I say it looks pressed because around the command buttons border it has a dotted line around it... it drives me nuts!

[John_G]

It's probably because the command button is the first control in the tab order of the form, so that is where the cursor goes when the form is opened. To change the tab order, select View - Tab Order in form design.

John

[pbaldy]

Sounds like the button has focus when the form opens. Put something else first in the Tab Order, like a textbox.

[ranman256]

You sure its a command button and not a Toggle button? Toggles can start pressed.
I've never seen a command button stay in...its not their behavior.
Is the color scheme such that the colors are reversed and it 'looks' pressed?

[June7]

That just means the button has focus, not that it is 'pressed'. When form opens, some control must get focus.

[Parker]

John_G

I went to the Tab order and that is the reason because i clicked auto number and it changed the "pressed" button, but I don't know how to change the order! any help?

[Parker]

Solved it! Thanks!