On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:44:02 -0700, PA wrote:

Thank you for the replies.
Basing the form(s) on the tables is what I did. Not only do the controls
disappear but the labels also disappear. I am at a loss to explain it.

I wonder if you perhaps set the Data Entry property of the forms to Yes; and
perhaps the Alllow Additions and/or Allow Edits properties to No.

This symptom means that there are no records in the form's recordset (so you
can't see any existing records) and that the form does not allow additions
either (so you can't see the blank New Record). Is there data in your tables?
What are these properties of the form?
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John W. Vinson [MVP]