Popup Menu's in Access 2010
I have been developing in Access for over 10 years but all of the development was done using Access 2003 or older versions.
I use right click popup/shortcut menu's extensively in all of my projects. They are context sensitive, at least to the form/report level. They are super easy to put together and I think serve as great navigational tools for the user. "When in doubt, right click and see what options are available."
Most of my forms have custom menu's in the 'Shortcut Menu' property.
It is my understanding that this feature has been eliminated in any new development done in Access 2010 or higher, maybe even 2007 and higher. I have also read and seen for myself that the feature is supported on any projects converted to the 2010 format from an older version. However no changes can be made to existing popup menu's and no new popup menu's can be created.
First of all, is this true? Have popup menu's been eliminated.
Secondly, if true, I am interested to know what EE developers that have made a similar transition are using in place of these 'right mouse click' popup menu's.
I use right click popup/shortcut menu's extensively in all of my projects. They are context sensitive, at least to the form/report level. They are super easy to put together and I think serve as great navigational tools for the user. "When in doubt, right click and see what options are available."
Most of my forms have custom menu's in the 'Shortcut Menu' property.
It is my understanding that this feature has been eliminated in any new development done in Access 2010 or higher, maybe even 2007 and higher. I have also read and seen for myself that the feature is supported on any projects converted to the 2010 format from an older version. However no changes can be made to existing popup menu's and no new popup menu's can be created.
First of all, is this true? Have popup menu's been eliminated.
Secondly, if true, I am interested to know what EE developers that have made a similar transition are using in place of these 'right mouse click' popup menu's.
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"Create custom menus and shortcut menus by using macros'
well, that's true. However, I left that out because I refuse to use macros for this. And VBA code is infinitely more flexible in this regard.
But thanks for pointing that out.
mx
well, that's true. However, I left that out because I refuse to use macros for this. And VBA code is infinitely more flexible in this regard.
But thanks for pointing that out.
mx
MX,
I agree that for VBA coders using VBA is infinitely more flexible in this regard.
For the non-coder. Macros can be easier and powerful enough to get the job done.
I agree that for VBA coders using VBA is infinitely more flexible in this regard.
For the non-coder. Macros can be easier and powerful enough to get the job done.
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Yep ... that's pretty much it :-)
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Excellent, exactly what I needed. I'm used to coding in VBA so that is the option I will use but nice to know there is a Macro option.
...I never really used custom right-clicks or custom menu bars for that matter.
I tried to build everything I needed on the form directly.
Thus I could hide all the Access toolbars/icons/...etc
This strategy has served me well when I moved to 2007-2013. My apps needed almost no changes.
I know the ribbon is slick, ...but the time I would have to spend learning how to make one work, is time I could spend making a better interface on the form...
Obviously there are always exceptions,...
Lets here the thoughts of other experts....
;-)
JeffCoachman