Editing or Viewing Layout

[simoncpage]

I want to be able set up my current database so that when you view a file you don't lock that file. I was thinking that I could have it switch between Preview and Browse. So intially it would take it to the record and be in preview mode and then once clicking on "edit" button would take it in to browse. However...

1. Does previewing a layout mean that a record isn't locked and someone else can edit?

2. Can preview be increase as the preview of A4 isn't big enough for my layout?

The only other solution I know is to duplicate the record and have it so that the fields are editable - but I didn't really want to duplicate layouts as this is tedious if subtle changes are made on one.

Any ideas on this would be great

Thanks

[Fitch]

I'm not 100% sure that Preview unlocks the record, although I suspect it does. You can set the zoom level, is that what you mean? Instead of Preview though, you could have your script just exit the record.