Microsoft Access 2003 Illustrated Introductory Using Forms
2 Plan a form Create a form Move and resize controls Modify labels Objectives
3Using Forms Objectives Use text boxes for calculations Modify tab order Enter, edit, and print records Insert an image
4Using Forms Planning a Form Gather the source documents used to design your form Determine the best type of control to use for each item on the form Determine the underlying record source Name the form
5Using Forms Types of Controls Bound: display data from underlying record source and used to edit and enter data Unbound: do not change from record to record and exist only to clarify and enhance the form
6Using Forms Types of Controls
7Using Forms Types of Controls Tab control Text box Combo box Label Option group Toggle button Option button Bound object frame
8Using Forms Types of Controls Unbound object frame List box Command button Rectangle Check box
9Using Forms Creating a Form Methods: Form Design View Form Wizard AutoForm Chart Wizard PivotTable Wizard
10Using Forms Creating a Form Label Check box Text box
11Using Forms Moving and Resizing Controls
12Using Forms Form Design View Elements Label Field list Vertical ruler Toolbox toolbar Field List button Toolbox button Object list box
13Using Forms Modifying Labels Caption property Selected label
14Using Forms Selecting more than one control Click, [Shift]+click Drag a selection box Click in the ruler Drag in the ruler
15Using Forms Using Text Boxes for Calculations Text Box Calculations start with an equal sign Field names are surrounded by [square brackets] Example: =[Retail]-[Wholesale]
16Using Forms Modifying Tab Order Use the View, Tab Order menu option
17Using Forms Form Sections
18Using Forms Entering, Editing, and Printing Records Form View Toolbar New Record Delete Record Find Record UndoPrint all records
19Using Forms Entering, Editing, and Printing Records Navigation Toolbar First record Previous record Current record number Next record Last record New record
20Using Forms Editing a Record Edit record symbol
21Using Forms Inserting an Image Image Bound object frame Unbound object frame Graphic image –Logo –Picture –Clip Art
22Using Forms Summary Build forms to enter and edit data Use Form Design View to build and modify forms Every item on a form is called a “control” Bound controls display data Unbound controls clarify information