Access Switchboard vs Custom Switchboard

[ecannelora]

I did a few searches and came up empty handed... sorry if this has been covered many times:

I'm beginning work on a new Access db, and I need to build a switchboard (as usual).

in the past, I just did custom forms for everything. But since MS provides the Switchboard feature, I'm wondering if there's a good reason, i.e., is there some advantage to using the Switchboard feature, rather than creating all custom forms?

thanks for your help
eric

 

[xicana]

The advantage for me is that the Switchboard manager is a wizard and will generate the code for me - but when looking at the generated form in design view you can't see the text on the labels - so formatting changes will have to be previewed in form view (that annoys me).

Personally I prefer building custom forms - cuz I find it easier to customize them...



Sandy