Could you be more specific? So I can help you in the best way I can.
The answer is a Scroll bar, the description fits perfectly because you need to move it to see more of the content you are viewing, and it wont be completely. when the item does appear completely on screen then the bar is relatively large and there is no need for scrolling, however the opposite occurs during when you cannot see all of it.
The main reason to set a field size in access is to limit the lengths of value in the table.
Field size determines the limits or determines the maximum of text that can be input in the text or number field. Also, it may reduce data entry errors in changing the field size in access.