Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Layouts
Layouts are optional mechanisms for constraining the alignment of controls. By default,
Access provides two layout formats:
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Tabular
Inserts controls in cells arranged in columns and rows. The label controls
are always in the section above the text box controls so that they resemble col-
umn headings. By default, Access uses the Tabular layout for reports created with
the Report tool and for blank reports populated by dragging fields from the Field
List pane.
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Stacked
Inserts controls in cells arranged in two columns, with label controls in
the left column's cells and text box controls in the right column's cells. By default,
Access uses the Stacked layout for forms created with the Form tool and for blank
forms populated by dragging fields from the Field List pane.
To impose a layout or switch from one layout to the other:
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On the
Arrange
tool tab, in the
Table
group, click the button for the layout
you want.
To remove a layout so that you can place controls where you want them:
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Select all the controls in the layout. Then click the
Remove Layout
button in the
Table
group.
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Right-click the selection, click
Layout
, and then click
Remove Layout
.
To add a row of controls to an existing layout:
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Select an adjacent cell, and in the
Rows & Columns
group, click the
Insert Above
or
Insert Below
button.
To add a column of controls to an existing layout:
▪
Select an adjacent cell, and in the
Rows & Columns
group, click the
Insert Left
or
Insert Right
button.
