Database Reference
In-Depth Information
To create a navigation form, click the Navigation button (Create tab | Forms group) to display the menu
of available navigation form layouts, as shown in Figure E-21. Selecting Horizontal tabs will create a naviga-
tion form with one row of tabs arranged horizontally across the top of the form. You can choose instead to
arrange the tabs vertically, either on the left or right side of the form, by selecting the Vertical Tabs, Left or
Vertical Tabs, Right options. You can include two rows of horizontal tabs by selecting Horizontal Tabs,
2 Levels. Finally, you can include horizontal and vertical tabs by selecting either the Horizontal Tabs and
Vertical Tabs, Left or Horizontal Tabs and Vertical Tabs, Right options.
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Navigation button
Available navigation
form layouts
FIGURE E-21
Creating a navigation form
After creating the navigation form, you can add a form or report to a tab by dragging the form or report
object from the Navigation Pane to the desired tab. The navigation form in the Web database will include five
form objects arranged in the Horizontal Tabs layout, as shown in Figure E-22.
Navigation form
title (“Reps and
Customers”)
Tabs added
to navigation
form
Navigation
form name
(“Main Menu”)
FIGURE E-22
Navigation form created
