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# Throwback Thursday: August 22, 2024
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/throwback-thursday-2024-08-22/
- Published: 2024-08-23T02:42:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:41:41.000Z
- Description: Today's edition is all about controlling how and where Access forms open on your screen.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Throwback Thursday, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

*With over a million words scattered across more than 1,300 articles on this blog, you've probably missed a few things here.*

*That’s why each week in "Throwback Thursday," we’ll revisit some standout posts. Expect a blend of my personal favorites, insightful articles from other great minds, and a touch of coding humor to keep things light.*

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## Highlights from NoLongerSet.com

[6 Techniques to Control Where Forms Open On-Screen in AccessWith Overlapping Windows in Access, you need to think about where each form should open on-screen for the user. Here are 6 techniques to help you do that.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2022/03/shutters-669296_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/controlling-where-forms-open/)

[Fun with Form WindowsUsing my FillAccessWindow function to resize Form and Report objects relative to the amount of available space on the Access canvas.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2020/11/building-1245984_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/fun-with-form-windows/)

[KeepFormOnCanvas(): Get Back Here, Form!What happens if the user resizes their Access window so that our form can’t open in its entirety? KeepFormOnCanvas() to the rescue!![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2020/11/rodeo-500570_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/get-back-here-form/)

[CenterForm(): Using the Windows API to Center Forms on the Access CanvasThe form Auto-Center property is all you need in most cases. However, let’s consider four different situations where my custom code might be a better fit.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2023/12/CenterForm.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/centerform/)

[CascadeForm(): Prevent Multi-Instance Forms From Hiding Behind Each OtherThe CascadeForm() function introduces the cascading-window effect from the Windows operating system to Microsoft Access.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2023/07/CascadeForm.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/cascadeform/)

## Wisdom from Around the Web

[Microsoft Access tips: Managing Multiple Instances of a FormHow to open more than one instance of a form at once in a Microsoft Access database, and manage the instances independently of each other.![](http://allenbrowne.com/favicon.ico)](http://allenbrowne.com/ser-35.html)

## Developer Humor

> "A computer will do what you tell it to do, but that may be much different from what you had in mind." – Joseph Weizenbaum
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> — Programming Wisdom (@CodeWisdom) [August 8, 2023](https://twitter.com/CodeWisdom/status/1689012857311240192?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw)

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