Splash Screen form in Access that shows on start up ~ DataPig
How to set up a Splash Screen form in Access when a database opens that shows and then closes in a few seconds when the Access application starts.
Set Display Form in options to show the Splash form ... or do it in AutoExec macro with OpenForm
How do you make the Splash form pop up and then go away? The Timer event is used to control what happens when the Splash form is opened and the TimerInterval has elapsed.
Timer interval is in thousandths of a second so 3000 is 3 seconds.
After the TimerInterval has elapsed, the form Timer event runs that opens the main form and closes the splash screen ... although this example swaps that order. If you have issues, perhaps it might be better to OpenForm to the main menu before closing the current Splash Screen form that's running the code
Set the form properties to not show record selectors or navigation bar to provide a "clean look".
This video has been resurrected from an older Access tutorial series by DataPigTechnologies. Even though Access looks different now, the concepts and functionality persist. Thanks to creator and owner, Mike Alexander, for making these videos available for presentation once again. Thanks also to Jack Drawbridge and John Clark for helping get these valuable lessons back online.
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For more ideas, Colin Riddington (isladogs) has a channel on YouTube with related videos and links to articles.
* Hide Access Splash Screen *
hide the Access application splash screen and replace with your own image
YouTube video - 4m13
• Hide Access Splash Screen
article:
https://www.isladogs.co.uk/hide-splas...
* Create a Custom Splash Form *
YouTube video - 8m21
• Create a Custom Splash Form in Access
article:
https://www.isladogs.co.uk/custom-spl...
* Control the Application Interface *
This is a presentation for AccessUserGroups showing interesting methods to do more cool things with the user interface.
YouTube video ET: Control the Application Interface + Attention Seeking in Access - Colin Riddington (isladogs) - 53m53
• ET: Control the Application Interface...
article:
https://www.isladogs.co.uk/control-ap...
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