AllowSpecialKeys Property

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You can use the AllowSpecialKeys property to specify whether or not special key sequences (ALT+F1 (F11), CTRL+F11, CTRL+BREAK, and CTRL+G) are disabled or enabled. For example, you can use the AllowSpecialKeys property to prevent a user from displaying the Database window by pressing F11, entering break mode within a Visual Basic module by pressing CTRL+BREAK, or displaying the Immediate window by pressing CTRL+G.

Setting

The AllowSpecialKeys property uses the following settings.

The easiest way to set this property is by using the Use Access Special Keys option in the Advanced section of the Startup dialog box, available by clicking Startup on the Tools menu. In a Microsoft Access database (.mdb), yYou can also set this property by using a macro or Visual Basic.

To set the AllowSpecialKeys property by using a macro or Visual Basic, you must first either set the property in the Startup dialog box once or create the property in the following ways:

• In a Microsoft Access database (.mdb), you can add it by using the method and append it to the collection of the object.

• In a Microsoft Access project (.adp), you can add it to the AccessObjectProperties collection of the CurrentProject object by using the Add method.

Remarks

You should make sure the AllowSpecialKeys property is set to True when debugging an application.

The AllowSpecialKeys property affects the following key sequences.

If you set the UseSpecialKeys property to False, and specify a global menu bar by using the StartupMenuBar property or the MenuBar property of the Application object, the built-in menu bar isn't accessible.

This property's setting doesn't take effect until the next time the application database opens.