Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Access Forms

Forms can be used for:

  • data entry
  • application flow
  • custom dialog boxes
  • printing information

Anatomy of a Form

  • Header
  • Detail
  • Footer
The design form has several tool bars.

  • Form Design toolbar is the toolbar right below the 'File Edit ...' menu option of Access
  • Formatting toolbar
Form Design Window includes:

  • toolbar
  • toolbox
  • actual form
  • Field list
  • Properties window
Access doesn't allow object to overlap in a form.

How does one find the "Control Source" property?
It is under the 'Data' table of the Properties window.

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