Hi. I maybe shouldn’t start out this way, but I believe posting this thread will be useless. Please, I mean no disrespect to anyone here! I’ve been searching out if there is any other way, I can open the zoom window in Access. I’m well aware of how to open the zoom window in Access by, Shift+F2, but what if you don’t have the access/ the ability to utilize any of your F-keys? If I may explain. First, I’m physically disabled/quadriplegic, I type with a head stick/pointer. Thereby, I can only press one key at a time. Just recently I had to get a new (Dell) laptop computer, which does have the F1 to F12 keys, but I order to activate then you also have to hold down the ‘fn’ key. Those who may have a Dell laptop computer may understand what I’m describing as this, “fn” key. Now if anyone is wondering how might I use the modifier keys such as Alt, Ctrl, Shift, & the Windows Logo key. Under ‘Ease of Access’ in Settings Windows has what is called, Sticky Keys. Sticky Keys allow you to press one key & hold it down while pressing another key. Except, Sticky Keys doesn’t apply to this “fn” key. Like on my old Dell laptop computer I could use my F-keys & could use F-keys & in fact could open the zoom window by pressing Shift+F2. To be fair & honest here, I do have the option of choosing the F-keys to function as the F-keys or as the multimedia function key. On my previous Dell laptop, I had those keys set as F-keys by default. When I got this new Dell laptop by default the F-keys were set to be used as the multimedia keys, which I really like & have be accustomed to using. You might say I’m a bit slow because it took me a few weeks to figure out what happened to my F-keys.
Actually, I did contact Dell (Dell Community) regarding this issue looking for suggestions. Someone had suggested using AutoHotKeys & even started helping me map out a script using a combination of keys, to toggle the “fn” key, which I just couldn’t get to work for me. I feel creating/mapping out AutoHotKeys can be very tricky because you may create an AutoHotKey to carry out a certain command for one thing. Yet those same key combination that may conflict with some other shortcut key used in another app you often use.
Bottom line, I searched through all of the Access commands (& it’s a lengthy list), yet Access seems to have no command for opening the zoom window other than, Shift+F2. I’ll have this new Dell laptop now for nearly 3-months & have been wanting to post this issue even though part of me feels a little silly. I actually work with several databases I use which contains a field of keeping notes & miss having the option using the zoom window. After all of my rambling, to reiterate my query, is Shift+F2 is the only way to open the zoom window?
Any advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!