Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Customer Orders has a second-level placeholder button in Layout view, but the placeholder
button is not visible in Form view.
18
Click the
Customer Records
button, and then in turn click the
Customer List
and
New Customer
buttons, observing the effect in the form.
Now let's format the navigation buttons to more clearly define the hierarchy.
19
Switch back to
Layout
view. Then click the
Customer Records
button, hold down the
Ctrl
key, and click the
Customer Orders
button.
20
On the
Format
tool tab, in the
Control Formatting
group, click the
Change Shape
button, and then click the second shape in the second column (
Round Same Side
Corner Rectangle
).
21
Without changing the selection, in the
Control Formatting
group, click the
Quick
Styles
button, and then click the fourth thumbnail in the rightmost column (
Subtle
Effect - Orange, Accent 6
).
22
Repeat steps 20 and 21 for the first
Customer Records
second-level button
(
Customer List
), making it the same shape as the first-level buttons but applying the
fourth thumbnail in the second column (
Subtle Effect - Green, Accent 1
).
23
Use
Format Painter
to copy the formatting of
Customer List
to
New Customer
.
24
Switch to
Form
view, where the buttons now resemble colored tabs. Then click the
Customer Records
button.