Form opens with vertical scroll bar centered

[ariskin]

I have created a form that contains 20 labels, and the labels are placed from top to bottom, one beneath the other. It basically looks like a 20 record field from a table. Since there are 20 labels, they will not all fit into the screen, and the user can use the vertical scroll bar if they choose to view all 20 labels.

My problem is that when the form is opened, the scroll bar is a few inches from the top of the form. So the user has to scroll up to see the first label. It's very annoying. Is there a way to set the form to open with the scroll bar at the top (so the very top of my details is displayed)?

Many Thanks!

 

[cghoga]

does the form only contain the labels you speak of? or are there also fields?

if you do have a field from a record source, maybe when the form opens it's setting focus in this field which could be on down below in the form?

try setting the tab order to the form header, or create a command button (i.e. that closes the form), put it within the form header, and set its tab order to 1 (set focus to the button).

sorry if this is not right. i do not mean to insult your intelligence. i'm having trouble visualizing/recreating your scenario.

hope this helps.

 

[kev747]

Have to agree with cghoga here.
Sounds like you need to set the tab order so that the first label/field is at the top of your tab order list. Also, make sure that you dont have too large a area dedicated to the page header.

Kev.

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