From the course: Access 2016: Advanced Tips and Tricks

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Launch a splash screen

Launch a splash screen

From the course: Access 2016: Advanced Tips and Tricks

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Launch a splash screen

- [Voiceover] We're gonna continue working on the database that we were using in the last movie. But since we set up a bunch of start up options, to customize the start up process. We need to launch the file in special way. So that we can get access to the design tools that we are going to need. To do that find this file here called H+ Sport splash screen inside of the chapter one folder. I'll go ahead and hold down the shift key, and while the shift key and while the shift key is still held down. I'll double click on that file to open it up. That'll bypass all of the startup options that we previously set. Now one of the things that you'd 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 get some useful information about the program version or who created it. Rather than dumping our end users right into a main menu. We can create a forum that acts as splash screen and helps ease the…

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