Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Create custom forms
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IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO
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Modify forms created by using a wizard.
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Add controls.
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Display subforms.
Every form has three basic sections: Form Header, Detail, and Form Footer. When you use
the Form tool or a wizard to create a form, a logo placeholder and a title is added to the
Form Header section, a set of text box and label controls for each field in the underlying
table is added to the Detail section, and the Form Footer section is left blank. You can cus-
tomize any form by adding controls to its sections and by rearranging controls to make the
form easy to work with.
Ease of data entry is the major consideration when designing a form, because the easier
this process is, the less likely people are to make mistakes. One of the ways to eliminate
mistakes is to have Microsoft Access 2013 enter data automatically based on existing
entries. Another is to make it possible to enter data in more than one table at a time by
using subforms.
In this chapter, you'll control a form's function and appearance by inserting controls and
modifying the form and control properties. You'll also present information from multiple
tables in one form by using subforms.
TIP
This chapter builds on the discussion of forms in Chapter 3, “Create simple forms.”
PRACTICE FILES
To complete the exercises in this chapter, you need the practice files
contained in the Chapter08 practice file folder. For more information, see “Download
the practice iles” in this topic's Introduction.
