Please show the code so I can try and help you.

Any time that something "all of the sudden" doesn't work that has worked for some time, I think one of several things:
1.  If you have been editing the design of things, something you did goofed up things.
2.  If you didn't make any design changes, I tend to lean toward corrupted files.  Maybe you crashed somehow?
3.  A recent MS Office update has introduced a bug.

If #1 start looking at what it was before and what you just changed.
If #2 run down the Troubleshooter check list.
#3. you may need to do a temporary fix or roll back the update.

I was working remotely when I experienced the issue I described. When I returned to my work network I tried to open it once and it did the same thing, then I opened it again and went through the steps previously described to get the buttons to work and saved it when I was prompted and now things seem to work as designed. Any Ideas?

Describe working remotely. Are you logging in and working on your db on you office machine over the connection or using a local copy on the machine you are on and transferring data over the internet?
Is you database split front and back ends?  Other users?  

It is kind of sounding like corruption issues.  Did you go through the Trouble shooter above?  Specifically do the Compact & Repair.

Right now we're just shooting in the dark.  We need to narrow down the issue.  For instance you didn't mention in the original message that you were working remotely.  Detail like that can make a difference.

Just working on a copy on my laptop on another network. Not transferring info or logging in remotely. I am working through the trouble shooter now. Sorry for the lack of detail. I have my settings set to compact and repair on close. Should I have to do it manually as well?

thanks for your help. I will update once I get through the trouble shooting. I am still in the design stage so only sample data in the DB so far.