Change appearance (not content) of a switchboard submenu

[CaptDunsull]

I want the submenu created by switchboard to allow me to edit its appearance
(not content). Every time I bring the submenu up and click design view it
brings up the main menu. Help!

 

[Rick B]

The switchboard is one item. It is populated with different labels based on
the code, but your form is just one form. You can't change the look
depending on the level you are in.

This is one (of many) reasons that most experienced users do not use the
built-in switchboard. They create their own forms to be used as menus and
user-interfaces.

 

[fredg]

I want the submenu created by switchboard to allow me to edit its appearance
(not content). Every time I bring the submenu up and click design view it
brings up the main menu. Help!

You would be better served by creating your own switchboard using
unbound forms and command buttons. You will then have more control
over each form's appearance and function.

That being said, you can make controls on each switchboard visible or
not as well as change the label captions depending upon the
[SwitchboardID] field. In other words add all the controls you need to
the switchboard form to satisfy both levels, and make only that
level's controls visible for that SwitchboardID in the FillOptions()
sub.