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access status bar show half height
This issue also came up in the thread at another forum https://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/threads/office-365-record-selector-bar-is-partly-hidden.325930/.
Another forum member suggested the cause & I can now reliably replicate the issue (tested on 2 PCs) as well as describing the fix
The screenshot below shows my Access window with a form & 2 queries all showing part of the navigation bar hidden
Notice the huge size of the text in the Access menu, nav pane & status bar .... that's the cause
I had previously tested increasing the scaling in Windows settings but that doesn't cause the issue as all screen elements are scaled up by the same amount.
However changing Make Text Bigger in Windows settings by moving the slider to the right does cause the issuebecause the text size is increased but other design elements remain unchanged
To fix the problem, move the slider significantly to the left and click apply.
The default setting is at the extreme left (100%)
Close & re-open Access and all should now be fine
If you need text to be larger, then I suggest using the Make Everything Bigger scaling in Windows Settings instead e.g. 125% or 150% so everything increases in proportion.
Please can anyone affected by ths issue test the above & report back on whether it solves your issue
Thanks
LighthouseLowell I have the same problem on a HP laptop [and also the width of the "number of records" field is not wide enough anymore], so not a Lenovo problem.
This issue also came up in the thread at another forum https://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/threads/office-365-record-selector-bar-is-partly-hidden.325930/.
Another forum member suggested the cause & I can now reliably replicate the issue (tested on 2 PCs) as well as describing the fix
The screenshot below shows my Access window with a form & 2 queries all showing part of the navigation bar hidden
Notice the huge size of the text in the Access menu, nav pane & status bar .... that's the cause
I had previously tested increasing the scaling in Windows settings but that doesn't cause the issue as all screen elements are scaled up by the same amount.
However changing Make Text Bigger in Windows settings by moving the slider to the right does cause the issuebecause the text size is increased but other design elements remain unchanged
To fix the problem, move the slider significantly to the left and click apply.
The default setting is at the extreme left (100%)
Close & re-open Access and all should now be fine
If you need text to be larger, then I suggest using the Make Everything Bigger scaling in Windows Settings instead e.g. 125% or 150% so everything increases in proportion.
Please can anyone affected by ths issue test the above & report back on whether it solves your issue
Thanks
Same issue here. Resetting theTextsize didn't work when I tried it, but then I found out that I needed to set the text size to 100% on *all* Monitors (I have 2). Changing the "Scaling" didn't mess up things, I needed to play with the text size (Submenu of "Scaling"). No need to restart Access, things were visible right after the change.
Access 2016 on Windows 11
Many thanks. Just checked and it does indeed work.
I wasn't aware until now where those settings were in the registry
The only remaining problem seems to be that the record counter doesn't get any wider to accommodate large text so you can't see all the contents.
Anyway - I'm going to refer a user at Access World Forums to your post & add your solution to my web article on this topic: Fixing the Navigation Bar Half Height problem (isladogs.co.uk)
Thanks again
Thank you, a perfect answer- it works both set at -350. Doesn't interfere with any other settings.
Merry Christmas.
- I finally found a resolution to this!! My Windows scroll bars were set really small, to -96 height and width. I changed them per the instructions here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/widen-scroll-bar-windows-10/24c1df8e-8c76-4653-8421-d5274608d6dc
I switched to -400, which is kind of big so I'll probably adjust it again, but as of now my Access record navigation buttons are completely visible and life is much improved.
I hope this is helpful to others. - OK - it appears this hasn't solved your problems
I've just finished writing this up as a web article: https://isladogs.co.uk/nav-bar-height/
If anything else arises, I will update the article - Yes, I closed and restarted Access after each change.
Per your suggestion, I just checked magnification settings in the Ease of Access area. The magnifier is turned off.
I'm on a pretty clean install of Windows and Office, but did check Access Options - Object Designer. Default font size for query design is Segoe UI 8pt. No other font settings to play with there. I'm certain I haven't changed anything in this area. - Did you remember to close and restart Access after changing the slider / % values?
Also check whether you have anything magnified in the Ease of Access section of Windows settings.
Finally check the default font size in Access options.. Object Designers - Unfortunately, this didn't resolve it for me. My "make text bigger" was already at the minimum value. "Make everything bigger" is at 125% (Recommended). I just experimented with changing these both to several different values (including setting both to their minimums), but none of them resolved this issue. Thanks for your continued efforts on this, I do appreciate it.
