From the course: Access 2021: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques
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Launch a splash screen
From the course: Access 2021: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques
Launch a splash screen
- [Instructor] We're going to continue working on the database that we were using in the last movie, but since we set up a bunch of options to customize the startup process, we need to launch the file in a special way so that we can get Access back to the design tools that we're going to need. In order to do that, go ahead and close the database that you're working with, then we'll find the Red30Tech Splash Screen file in the exercise files. I'll click it once to select it, then hold down the Shift key and double-click it to open it up and bypass those startup options. That'll give us access to the navigation pane and all of our ribbon tabs again. So now we can get back to work. One of the things that you'll find in many professional applications is the use of a splash screen when the program is loading. A splash screen introduces the application and might give useful information about the program version or who created…
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