The easiest way would be to just open a second form and then you can close the first if you want.

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The easiest way would be 2 separate forms (one single, one continuous) and use a button to switch between the two.

DoCmd.RunCommand (acCmdFormView) - I think this is a continuous form view, but I don't know the accCmd????? for a single form view (not design mode)

Darn Adam you beat me to it. LOL

wouldn't having two separate forms for all of the existing forms with the accompanying code bloat the project?

What are you trying to do? I don't see what advantage you would have to make it into a single form, it doesn't add like more fields or anything. Normally what you would do with this kind of setup is have a continuous form to find what record you want based on a small amount of information, and then you open up a single form for that record that has all of the information on it.

Not really sure why you would want a Single form and a Continuous form for all of your forms. But, considering the completely different layouts between the two it would be a lot of work to lay out each form in code.

Ask yourself, is it worth it?

Hi Richard, you can't switch between continuous form and single form because the two views share the same layout.  If you want to switch from the multi-record display of a continuous form to a single-record display of a single form, you have to have two separate form designs -- hence two separate forms as others have suggested.

Or you can do what I did in my old job: have one form show both the multi-record display and the single-record display.  See pictures below.  I have a subform (which could also be a continuous form) showing all the records that the users can browse.  They click on a record on the browse list, and the data from the selected record will show on a single-form view below.  That way they don't need to keep opening a separate form.  This method requires a lot more coding, because you need to "fill in" the single form with data from the selected record on the browse list.  I believe this site has a video on that: it's called Fill Form with Data, or something.

Thanks to all for feedback!

To create a form that functions both as a continuous and single form, simply design it as a continuous form. Then, place duplicates of the fields you want to see in single form view in the form's header or footer. This approach essentially gives you the result you're after and is a better choice compared to using a split form.