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MS Access 2007: Display the form header in design view

This MSAccess tutorial explains how to display the form header in design view in Access 2007 (with screenshots and step-by-step instructions).

Question: In Microsoft Access 2007, I want to display the form's header section in Design View. How can I do this?

Answer:When you create a new form, by default, the Form's Header section will not be displayed when you are viewing the form in Design View.

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To display the form's header section, select the Arrange tab in the toolbar at the top of the screen. Then click on the "Form Header/Footer" button in the Show/Hide group.

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Now when you view your form in Design View, you can see the Form Header.

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