1. Mark Dixon Page 1 04 – Database Design: Forms

2. Mark Dixon Page 2 Session Aims & Objectives Aims –To allow easier data entry using forms Objectives, by end of this week’s sessions, you should be able to: –create a form that allows data entry into a table

3. Mark Dixon Page 3 Table Interface currently we can enter data into a table cannot always see all fields –fields too long not very usable (user-friendly)

4. Mark Dixon Page 4 Forms: What Designer specified layout Used for both input and output Based on either –table, or –query must use query to show fields from more than one table

5. Mark Dixon Page 5 Forms: How

6. Mark Dixon Page 6 Forms: How

7. Mark Dixon Page 7 Forms: How

8. Mark Dixon Page 8 Forms: How

9. Mark Dixon Page 9 Forms: How

10. Mark Dixon Page 10 Forms: How

11. Mark Dixon Page 11 Forms: Design View

12. Mark Dixon Page 12 Forms: Properties Click object change properties

13. Mark Dixon Page 13 Forms: Toolbox Method of adding controls to form Includes: –label –button –text box –check box –radio button –list boxes

14. Mark Dixon Page 14 Tutorial Exercise: Music Task 1: Create a form for entering data into the artist table Task 2: Create a form for entering data into the track table