(2) Options:
1) You can either remove it using the On Open Event of your form.
Dim i As Integer
For i = 1 To CommandBars.Count
CommandBars(i).Enabled = False
Next i
**Be careful because once you remove it - its gone. To get it back. Put a command button on your form to bring it back:
Dim i As Integer
For i = 1 To CommandBars.Count
CommandBars(i).Enabled = True
Next i
2) Other way is just to remove the File, Edit, View etc so you just have the grey bar.
On the forms property, Go to Other, and on Menu Bar..... put the following like so: Menu Bar........ = -1
Try it