Page 208 | To create a form by using a wizard |
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On the Objects bar, click Forms . -
Double-click Create form by using wizard to display the first page of the Form Wizard . -
Follow the instructions of the Form Wizard , and then click Finish . |
208 | To change the properties in a form |
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Display the form in Design view. -
Use the buttons and boxes on the Formatting toolbar to change the formattingof labels and controls. -
To change the properties of a control, in the form, right-click the control you wantto change, and click Properties from the shortcut menu. -
Click the appropriate tab, click the property you want to change, and then change the property setting. |
219 | To add a graphic and a caption to a form |
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Display the form in Design view. -
Click the Image control in the Toolbox, and then drag a rectangle in the location where you will add the graphic. -
Navigate to the folder that contains the graphic, and double-click the graphic file. -
To add a caption, click the Label control in the Toolbox, and then drag anotherrectangle in the location where you will add the caption. -
Type the caption, and press [ENTER]. |
228 | To create a form by using AutoForm |
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On the Objects bar, click Forms . -
On the database window s toolbar, click the New button. -
Click the AutoForm format that you want from the list, click the Table/Query down arrow, select the table or query on which you want to base the form, andthen click OK . -
Click the Save button, enter a name for the form in the Save As dialog box, andthen click OK . |
230 | To add a subform to a form |
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Make sure the tables on which you want to base your main form and the subform have a relationship. -
Open the main form in Design view and if necessary, open the Toolbox and make sure the Control Wizards button is active (is orange). -
On the Toolbox, click the Subform/Subreport button, and drag a rectangle to the location on your main form where you want to insert a subform. -
Follow the instructions on the Subform Wizard , and click Finish on the wizard s last page to complete the process. -
Adjust the size and location of the objects on your form as necessary. |
238 | To create a form and subform by using a wizard |
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To create the form in your database, on the Objects bar, click Forms , and then click the New button on the database window s toolbar. -
Click Form Wizard , select the form s base table from the list at the bottom of the page, and then click OK . -
Verify that the table you selected is shown in the Table/Queries list and then double- click each field that you want to include in the new form to move it to the Fieldsin my new table list. -
To create the subform, display the Tables/Queries list, and select the tableon which you want to base the subform. -
Double-click each field you want to add to the subform, and then click Next . -
Follow the instructions on the wizard, and then click Finish to create the formand subform. |