How To Updating Field Properties in Access 2003
When you make property changes to a field in Table Design view, you can choose to update the corresponding property of controls on forms and reports that are bound to the field. When a bound control inherits a field property change, the Property Update Options button appears in Table Design view, where you can choose the Update command. If a bound control doesn't inherit the field's property change, Access doesn't update the control's property.
Update Field Properties
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Display the table in Design view.
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Click the field property box you want to change.
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 Click the General or Lookup tab, and then change a property.
If you changed the value of an inherited property, the Property Update Options button appears.
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Click the Property Update Options button, and then click Update.
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Select the forms or reports that contain the controls needed to be updated, and then click Yes.
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Turn Off Property Update
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Click the Tools menu, and then click Options.
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Click the Tables/Queries tab.
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Clear the Show Property Update Options Buttons check box.
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Click OK.
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