Stop Scroll Wheel from Moving Records in Access Forms

In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I will show you how to stop the scroll wheel from moving records in continuous forms when you are in a notes field. We will tackle this common issue by using a subform to isolate the notes field, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted data entry.

Lindsay from Maplewood, Minnesota (a Platinum Member) asks: I have a continuous form for my customer list, similar to the one in your TechHelp template, but I've added a notes field at the bottom so I can read the notes for each customer. The issue I'm having is that when I click on the notes field and use my mouse scroll wheel, it scrolls the records in the continuous form as well. Is there a way to prevent this from happening?

Update

I wasn't planning on a Part 2 to this video, but after an awesome tip from one of the members, I decided I had to share it all with you.

• Scroll Wheel & Continuous Forms, Part 2

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In the extended cut, I will show you how to use VBA code to automatically resize the subform to fit the main form perfectly. This ensures that your notes field aligns properly even if you make design changes later.

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Prerequisites

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• Subform in a Continuous Form

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