WhatsThisButton Property

Applies To

Form.

Description

You can use the WhatsThisButton property to specify whether a What's This button is added to a form's title bar.

Note You can't display the What's This button on the title bar of a form unless the MinMaxButtons property is set to None.

Setting

The WhatsThisButton property uses the following settings.

Setting	Description	Visual Basic

Yes	A What's This button appears on the title bar.	True (–1)
No	(Default) A What's This button doesn't appear on the title bar.	False (0)

You can set the WhatsThisButton property by using the form's property sheet, a macro, or Visual Basic.

This property can be set only in form Design view.

Remarks

Clicking the What's This button on the title bar of a form causes the question-mark mouse pointer to appear. With the question-mark pointer, you can click any control to access its custom Help topic specified by the control's HelpContextID property. If the control doesn't have a custom Help topic, the form's custom Help topic is displayed. If neither the form or the control has a custom Help topic, Microsoft Access Help is displayed.