Hide everything but the Form

Access Properties

File->Options->Current Database

Uncheck “Display document tabs” Choose Tabbed Documents.

In above also un-check Display navigation Pane.

To hide the ribbon, execute this ONE line of VBA in your startup: DoCmd.ShowToolbar "Ribbon", acToolbarNo

Form Properties

Under the format tab, change the value of MinMaxButtons property to None.

Change the value of Control Box to No.

Change the Border Style to Thin.

Set the value of Moveable to No.

Make sure the form(s) are not dialog, and make sure they are not popup forms.

When the form is opened, the user will not be able to use the border buttons to resize, minimize or maximize the form. With Moveable set to No, users will not be able to click and drag the border to reposition the window on the screen.

To go back into “development” mode, you exit the database and then re-launch holding down the shift key – that will by-pass all of the above and allow you to develop.