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Access SQL Syntax Highlighting, Autocomplete, and Formatting
I just had Access (the newest version with Office 365) lose all syntax highlighting, autocomplete, and the formatting that had been allowed previously. It worked last night, and this morning it was a...
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" ... there is a checkbox for the Monaco query editor in Access on my laptop, but not my desktop."
The Monaco query editor is actually the feature that supports enhancements to the SQL editor.
If you do not even have the checkbox to enable Monaco SQL Editor available in the version of Access on your computer, that would probably indicate it is actually an older version of Access, not M365. If it is there, check it to enable Monaco.
Can you verify the version of Access on both in case you don't see the option for Monaco?
You'll find it under File-Account.