Access 2, FORM BASICS In Access

9/22/042 Access Lab Plan To Develop a Database & Applications To Learn Class Concepts To Learn Access Basics

9/22/043 Skills Learned Previously Creating tables Input masks Validation rules Primary Key Default value Index Required Value

9/22/044 Review Input Mask Wizards Importing Tables Form Basics Creating a query on which to base form Creating a form with Form Wizard In This Lab

9/22/045 Complete tblAlumn Test current design Insert additional input masks Insert default values State Current Date

9/22/046 Complete tblAlumn Insert NumChild between Minor & Last Contact Import a Table to get 20 records for tblAlumn. Copy 20 records into tblAlumn.

9/22/047 Demo Form

9/22/048 Reasons to Use a Form Entering and editing data Displaying data

9/22/049 Class Tasks Create a query on which to base the form that sorts by first name within last name Named qrytblAlumn. Create the first form Named frmtblAlumn Arrange objects in a logical sequence Put a form title in the lower right corner.

9/22/0410 Why Base a Form on a Query rather than a Table? Easier to set-up a sort sequence Form less likely to need revision if the table design changes In earlier versions of Access, faster form processing when based on query

9/22/0411 Advantages of a Form over the Datasheet View Less cluttered Can include instructions Can move objects around Can display a subset of the data Can include multiple tables

9/22/0412 Two Methods to Create a Form Form wizard Design view (only way to change an existing form)