Quick summary
Making a form read-only in MS Access requires opening the form in Design View and disabling edit, addition, and deletion permissions via the Property Sheet. This step-by-step process prevents users from modifying data while still allowing them to view records.
Steps
- Open your desired database in Microsoft Access.
- In the Navigation Pane, right-click the form and select Design View to open the form for editing.
- Click Property Sheet in the Form Design tab to open the properties panel.
- Navigate to the Data tab in the Property Sheet.
- Set Data Entry, Allow Additions, Allow Deletions, and Allow Edits all to No to make the form read-only.
- Click Save in the Navigation Pane to apply and preserve the read-only settings.



