Page 771 | To customize a sample form |
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In the Fill Out a Form task pane, click Design a Form , and then click Customizea sample . -
Click the form you want, and then click OK . -
In the task pane, click the aspect of the form you want to modify. -
Modify the form as needed. -
On the File menu, click Close . -
When prompted to save the file, click Yes . -
Browse to the location where you want to save the form, in the File name box,type a name, and click Save . |
771 | To design a new form |
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In the Fill Out a Form task pane, click Design a Form , and then click New blank form . -
Using the task pane to guide you, create a layout for your form, add controls,define the data source, and specify views. -
On the File menu, click Close . -
When prompted to save the file, click Yes . -
Browse to the location where you want to save the form, in the File name box,type a name, and click Save . |
771 | To add a table or section |
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In the Design Tasks task pane, click Layout . -
Place your mouse pointer in the form where you want to add the table or section, and in the task pane, click the type of table or section you want. |
771 | To add a control |
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In the Design Tasks task pane, click Controls . -
Place your mouse pointer in the form where you want to add the control, and in the task pane, click the type of control you want. |
783 | To edit the data source directly |
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In the Design Tasks task pane, click Data Source . -
Right-click the data element you want to edit, or click the Add button to createa new data element. |
783 | To create a form view |
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In the Design Tasks task pane, click Views . -
In the Actions list, near the bottom of the task pane, click Add a New View . -
In the Add View dialog box, type a name for the view. -
Add content to the view as desired. |
783 | To make a view the default |
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In the Design Tasks task pane, click Views . -
In the Select a view list, click the view you want to be default. -
Click the down arrow to the right of the view name, and click Set as Default in the drop-down list. |
787 | To mark a field as required |
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With the form open in Design view, right-click the control you want, and select Properties from the shortcut menu. -
On the Data tab, in the Validation area, select the Cannot be blank check box,and click OK . |
787 | To validate form data |
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With the form open in Design view, right-click the control you want, and click Properties on the shortcut menu. -
On the Data tab, in the Validation area, click the Data Validation button. -
Click the Add button. -
Specify the conditions you want to check and the responses you want in the cases that those conditions are true. -
When finished, click OK three times. |