Microsoft Access Options by Category

View

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Show Status Bar	Integer	0	X	X	X
Show Startup Dialog Box	Integer	0	X	X	X
Show New Object Shortcuts	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Show Hidden Objects	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Show System Objects	Integer	-1	X	X	X
ShowWindowsInTaskbar	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Show Macro Names Column	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Show Conditions Column	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Database Explorer Click Behavior	Integer	1	X	X	X

General

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Left Margin	String	0,635cm	X	X	X
Right Margin	String	0,635cm	X	X	X
Top Margin	String	0,635cm	X	X	X
Bottom Margin	String	0,635cm	X	X	X
Enable MRU File List	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Size of MRU File List	Integer	9	X	X	X
Provide Feedback with Sound	Integer	0	X	X	X
Auto Compact	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Auto Compact Percentage	Integer	25	X	X	X
Remove Personal Information	Integer	-1		X	X
Default Database Directory	String	default folder path	X	X	X
Four-Digit Year Formatting	Integer	0	X	X	X
Four-Digit Year Formatting All Databases	Integer	0	X	X	X
Track Name AutoCorrect Info	Integer	0	X	X	X

MRU

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
MRU1	String	E:\Datenbanken\xyz.mdb	X	X	X
MRU2	String	E:\Datenbanken\xyz.mdb	X	X	X
MRU3	String	E:\Datenbanken\xyz.mdb	X	X	X
MRU4	String	E:\Datenbanken\xyz.mdb	X	X	X
MRU5	String	E:\Datenbanken\xyz.mdb	X	X	X
MRU6	String	E:\Datenbanken\xyz.mdb	X	X	X
MRU7	String	E:\Datenbanken\xyz.mdb	X	X	X
MRU8	String	E:\Datenbanken\xyz.mdb	X	X	X
MRU9	String	E:\Datenbanken\xyz.mdb	X	X	X
MRUDATE1	String	04.03.2007			X
MRUDate2	String	25.02.2007			X
MRUDate3	String	24.02.2007			X
MRUDate4	String	24.02.2007			X
MRUDATE5	String	24.02.2007			X
MRUDATE6	String	24.02.2007			X
MRUDATE7	String	23.02.2007			X
MRUDATE8	String	23.02.2007			X
MRUDATE9	String	23.02.2007			X
MRUFlags1	Integer	0	X	X	X
MRUFlags2	Integer	0	X	X	X
MRUFlags3	Integer	0	X	X	X
MRUFlags4	Integer	0	X	X	X
MRUFlags5	Integer	0	X	X	X
MRUFlags6	Integer	0	X	X	X
MRUFlags7	Integer	0	X	X	X
MRUFlags8	Integer	0	X	X	X
MRUFlags9	Integer	0	X	X	X

Web Options

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Underline Hyperlinks	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Hyperlink Color	Integer	12	X	X	X
Followed Hyperlink Color	Integer	5	X	X	X

Service Options

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007

Edit / Search

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Default Find/Replace Behavior	Integer	0	X	X	X
Confirm Record Changes	Integer	0	X	X	X
Confirm Document Deletions	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Confirm Action Queries	Integer	0	X	X	X
Show Values in Indexed	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Show Values in Non-Indexed	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Show Values in ODBC
Show Values Limit	Integer	1000	X	X	X

Keyboard

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Move After Enter	Integer	0	X	X	X
Behavior Entering Field	Integer	1	X	X	X
Arrow Key Behavior	Integer	1	X	X	X
Cursor Stops at First/Last Field	Integer	0	X	X	X
Datasheet Ime Control	Integer	0		X	X

Datasheet

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Default Font Color	Long	-1	X	X	X
Default Background Color	Long	-1	X	X	X
Default Gridlines Color	Long	-1	X	X	X
Default Gridlines Horizontal	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Default Gridlines Vertical	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Default Column Width	String	2,499cm	X	X	X
Default Font Name	String	Calibri	X	X	X
Default Font Weight	Integer	3	X	X	X
Default Font Size	Long	9	X	X	X
Default Font Underline	Integer	0	X	X	X
Default Font Italic	Integer	0	X	X	X
Default Cell Effect	Integer	0	X	X	X
Show Animations	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Show Smart Tags on Datasheets	Integer	-1		X	X

Forms / Reports

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Selection Behavior	Integer	0	X	X	X
Form Template	String	Normal	X	X	X
Report Template	String	Normal	X	X	X
Always Use Event Procedures	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Show Smart Tags on Forms	Integer	0		X
Show Smart Tags on Forms and Reports	Integer	-1			X
Themed Form Controls	Integer	-1		X	X

Section

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Section Indent	String	0,635cm		X
Alternate Row Color	String	whitesmoke		X
Caption Section Style	String	BACKGROUND-COLOR: steelblue; COLOR: white; FONT-WEIGHT: bold		X
Footer Section Style	String	BORDER-TOP: steelblue 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: bold		X
Use Default Page Folder	Integer	0		X
Default Page Folder	String			X
Use Default Connection File	Integer	0		X
Default Connection File	String			X

Other

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Ignore DDE Requests	Integer	0	X	X	X
Enable DDE Refresh	Integer	0	X	X	X
Command-Line Arguments	String		X	X	X
OLE/DDE Timeout (sec)	Integer	30	X	X	X
Refresh Interval (sec)	Integer	60	X	X	X
Number of Update Retries	Integer	2	X	X	X
ODBC Refresh Interval (sec)	Integer	1500	X	X	X
Update Retry Interval (msec)	Integer	250	X	X	X
Default File Format	Integer	12		X	X
Default Open Mode for Databases	Integer	0	X	X	X
Default Record Locking	Integer	0	X	X	X

International

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Default Direction	Integer	0		X	X
Cursor Movement	Integer	0		X	X
General Alignment	Integer	0	X	X	X
Use Hijri Calendar	Integer	0		X	X

Error Checking

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Enable Error Checking	Integer	0		X	X
Error checking indicator color	Integer	-256		X	X
unassociated label and control error checking	Integer	-1		X	X
new unassociated labels error checking	Integer	-1		X	X
keyboard shortcut errors error checking	Integer	-1		X	X
invalid control properties error checking	Integer	-1		X	X
common report errors error checking	Integer	-1		X	X

Spelling

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Spelling dictionary language	Long	0		X	X
Spelling add words to	Integer	0		X	X
Spelling suggest from main dictionary only	Boolean	Falsch		X	X
Spelling ignore words in UPPERCASE	Boolean	Falsch		X	X
Spelling ignore words with number	Boolean	Falsch		X	X
Spelling ignore Internet and file addresses	Boolean	Falsch		X	X
Spelling use German post-reform rules	Boolean	Wahr		X	X
Spelling combine aux verb/adj	Boolean	Wahr		X	X
Spelling use auto-change list	Boolean	Wahr		X	X
Spelling process compound nouns	Boolean	Wahr		X	X
Spelling Hebrew modes	Integer	0		X	X
Spelling Arabic modes	Integer	3		X	X

Tables / Queries

Table design

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
CS Default Text Size	Integer	50		X	X
CS Default Field Type	Integer	3		X	X
Default Field Type	Integer	0	X	X	X
AutoIndex on Import/Create	String	ID;No	X	X	X
Show Property Update Options buttons	Integer	-1		X	X

Query design

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Show Table Names	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Output All Fields	Integer	0	X	X	X
Enable AutoJoin	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Query Design Font Name	String	Segoe UI		X	X
Query Design CS Font Name	String	Segoe UI		X	X
Query Design Font Size	Long	9		X	X
Query Design CS Font Size	Long	9		X	X
Run Permissions	Integer	1	X	X	X
ANSI Query Mode	Integer	0		X	X
ANSI Query Mode Default	Integer	0		X	X

Start

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Built-In Toolbars Available	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Can Customize Toolbars	Integer	0	X	X	X

Visual Basic Editor

Options

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Syntax Checking	Integer	0	X	X	X
Tab Stop Width	Integer	0	X	X	X
Break on All Errors	Integer	0	X	X	X

Project properties

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Project Name	String	access_options	X	X	X
Conditional Compilation Arguments	String		X	X	X
Password	String		X	X	X

Uncategorized

Microsoft Access: Options

Option	Type	Default	Access 2000	Access 2003	Access 2007
Active Server Pages Session Timeout	String		X	X	X
Active Server Pages URL	String		X	X	X
CheckTruncatedNumFields	Integer	0			X
Control Wizards	Integer	0	X	X	X
Cursor	Integer	0	X	X	X
Data Source Name	String		X	X	X
DataAssistant	String	0;300;50;600;400	X	X	X
DatapageSortingGroupingState	String	0;150;140;780;465	X	X	X
Debug Window On Top	Integer	0	X	X	X
Default Number Field Size	Integer	2	X	X	X
Default Number of Undos	Integer	20		X	X
Default Text Field Size	Integer	255	X	X	X
DesignWithData	Integer	-1			X
DPPopPropST	String	0;275;150;600;400	X	X	X
ECLST	String	0;300;50;400;200;	X	X	X
Enable Font Switching	Integer	0	X	X	X
Error Trapping	Integer	2	X	X	X
FDCategory	Integer	8	X	X	X
FormPopPropST	String	1;1433;169;1841;957;	X	X
GroupingPane State	Integer	-1			X
HaveSetDefaultPageFolder	Integer	0		X	X
HlinkTab	Integer	0	X	X	X
HTML Template	String		X	X	X
Ime Autocommit	Integer	-1	X	X	X
IndexesST	String	0;175;60;650;300;	X	X	X
IPaneST	String		X	X	X
Key Assignment Macro	String	AutoKeys	X	X	X
Large Toolbar Buttons	Integer	0	X	X	X
Last state of Core Tasks Pane	Integer	1			X
Last User	String	Last User	X	X	X
Log Name AutoCorrect Changes	Integer	0	X	X	X
Maximized	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Move Enclosed Controls	Integer	0	X	X	X
NavPane Category	Integer	0			X
NavPane Category Name	String				X
NavPane Closed	Integer	0			X
NavPane Sort By	Integer	1			X
NavPane View By	Integer	0			X
NavPane Width	Integer	215			X
New Database Sort Order	Long	1033	X	X	X
New Tables/Queries/Forms/Reports	Integer	0	X	X	X
Objects Snap to Grid	Integer	0	X	X	X
Office Online Template ID	String				X
Open last used database when Access starts	Integer	0			X
Perform Name AutoCorrect	Integer	0	X	X	X
Picture Property Storage Format	Integer	1			X
Prefs Migrated	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Property Sheet Label Width	Integer	2400			X
QueryPopPropST	String	0;702;286;1089;802;	X	X
ReportPopPropST	String	1;702;286;1089;802;	X	X
Row Limit	Long	10000	X	X	X
Save Login and Password	Integer	0	X	X	X
SGST	String	0;150;140;580;370	X	X	X
Show Grid	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Show Navigation Pane Search Bar	Integer	0			X
Show Ruler	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Show Values in Remote	Integer	0	X	X	X
Show Values in Server	Integer	0	X	X	X
Show Values in Snapshot	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Substitute Font Name	String	Arial	X	X	X
TDPopPropST	String	0;275;150;650;400;	X	X
Use Default Printer Setup	Integer	0	X	X	X
Use Row Level Locking	Integer	-1	X	X	X
User Interface Language	String			X	X
User Name	String		X	X	X
Warn Width	Integer	-1	X	X	X
Window Width	Integer	1012	X	X	X
Window Height	Integer	754	X	X	X
Window Left	Integer	149	X	X	X
Window Top	Integer	110	X	X	X