Database Reference
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10
Point anywhere in the selection, and drag upward, releasing the mouse button when
the insertion line sits below the
Last Name
label or text box.
11
Click the
Last Name
label, and then press the
Delete
key.
12
Click the
LastName
text box, point to the
A
in
Ackerman
, and drag the four-headed
arrow pointer up and to the right until the pointer sits slightly to the right of the
FirstName
text box. When the insertion bar appears, release the mouse button.
TIP
The control snaps to an invisible grid that helps maintain consistent spacing on
the form.
3
13
Repeat step 11 to delete the
Region
and
PostalCode
labels.
14
Repeat step 12 to move the
Region
and
PostalCode
text boxes to the right of the
City
text box.
15
Select the
City
controls row and move it down one grid space. Then do the same for
the
Address
controls row.
Now that the controls are arranged, let's remove the Stacked layout from the form so
that we can make more extensive layout adjustments.
16
In the upper-left corner of the dotted layout border, click the
Select All
button. Then
right-click the selection, click
Layout
, and click
Remove Layout
.
With the Stacked layout removed, let's adjust the widths of individual controls.
17
Select the
Region
text box, and on the
Format
page of the
Property
Sheet pane,
adjust the
Width
property to
.5”
.
18
Select the
PostalCode
text box. Then adjust the
Width
property to
.5”
and the
Left
property to
3.25”
.
19
Click the
First Name
label, and change the label's
Caption
property to
Name
. Then
repeat the process to change the
City
label's caption to
City/State/ZIP
.
20
Close the
Property Sheet
pane, and release the selection by clicking a blank area.
