One other thing to check?
It is what we call control anchoring.
This feature can be put to good use. So if you anchoring controls say right bottom, then a form can re-size and MOVE the buttons based on form size:
eg:
Now, make the form larger, and we get this:
I did not change the "resolution", but notice how the controls shifted and moved?
You do this with control anchoring. This option on the ribbon:
so check the control anchoring. If you used anything but top left, then the control can and will shift when you view the form in "view" mode. As noted, often we WANT this to occur, but of course many a time we do not. So check the control anchoring - that could be the issue here.
Regards,
Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP 2003-2017)
Edmonton, Alberta Canada