Adding Forms to aDatabase

Lesson 6

Objectives

1. Create AutoForms.

2. Create a form using the Form Wizard.

3. Work with form sections.

4. Work with controls on a form.

Objectives continued

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

Objectives

5. Add a calculated control to a form.

6. Modify format properties.

7. Use the Web to display data.

(Objectives continued from previous slide)

New Object drop-down menuFigure 6-1

AutoForm with fields displayed in a single column

Figure 6-2

Show Table dialog box in Query Design windowFigure 6-3

Drop-down list displaying existing tables and queries

Figure 6-4

AutoForm with fields in columns

Figure 6-5

Selected fields to be included on the formFigure 6-6

Form Design ViewFigure 6-7

Opening the Form HeaderFigure 6-8

Form Header property sheetFigure 6-9

Adding a label to the Form HeaderFigure 6-10

Sizing the label box

Figure 6-11

Changing the font color

Figure 6-12

Moving a controlFigure 6-13

Multiple selections of controlsFigure 6-14

Selecting multiple controls in a column

Figure 6-15

Text Box property sheet for ProductNameFigure 6-16

Bound Object Frame property sheetFigure 6-17

Tab Order dialog boxFigure 6-18

Adding a text box

Figure 6-19

Control Source rowFigure 6-20

Expression Builder with an expressionFigure 6-21

Multiple-table query in Design ViewFigure 6-22

Labels positioned closer to

text boxes and resizedFigure 6-23

Selecting a row of controlsFigure 6-24

AutoFormat dialog boxFigure 6-25

AutoFormat optionsFigure 6-26

Exporting a form as a Web documentFigure 6-27

Viewing the Web document in WordFigure 6-28

Data Access Page in Page View

Figure 6-29