Database Reference
In-Depth Information
14
Enlarge the
Detail
section to create at least an inch of space below the
Country
controls.
15
Display the
Controls
gallery, and click the
Combo Box
thumbnail. Then drag
diagonally to draw a control below the
Country
text box control. Make it
approximately
1.5
inches wide and
0.25
inch tall.
Because the combo box control is not attached to a field in the Customers table, its name is
Unbound.
8
TIP
Access assigns a number to each control when it is created. Don't be concerned
if the numbers associated with the controls you create are different from those in our
graphics.
16
Click the
Country
text box control. On the
Format
tool tab, in the
Font
group, click
the
Format Painter
button, and then click the combo box control.
TIP
The formatting of the Country text box is copied to both the combo box control
and its label.
Now let's create a simple query that extracts one example of every country in the
Country field of the Customers table and displays the results as a list when users click
the combo box arrow.
17
Right-click the combo box, and then click
Properties
to open the
Property Sheet
pane.