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• Can do in Layout View or Design View using Field List window
• To add a field: drag it from the Field List to the location you want
• When you add a new field, two controls are created: label and text box
• To delete a field: click to select the field, then press [Delete]
Add Fields to a Form (Slide 1 of 3)
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• Tab Order: the order the focus moves as you press [Tab]
• Tab Stop: determines whether the field accepts the focus and therefore
determines where the focus moves as you press [Tab]
• All text boxes and combo boxes have a tab stop and are included in the tab
order
Modify Tab Order (Slide 1 of 2)
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Access 2016 module 3 ppt presentation
- 1. 1 Access 2016 Module 3 Using Forms
- 2. 2 • Use the Form Wizard • Create a split form • Use Form Layout View • Add fields to a form • Modify form controls • Create calculations • Modify tab order • Insert an image Module Objectives © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 3. 3 • A form is an Access database object that allows you to arrange the fields of a record in any layout so you can enter, edit, and delete records • One way to create a form is by using the Form Wizard • The wizard asks you questions to determine the information you want • Database designer or application developer responsible for building and maintaining tables, queries, forms, and reports • Each item on a form is called a control • Label control (describe data shown in other controls) • Text box (display data) • Combo box (combination of a text box and a list) Use the Form Wizard (Slide 1 of 2) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 4. 4 Form views Use the Form Wizard (Slide 2 of 2) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 5. 5 • Benefit of a split form • upper pane allows you to display the fields of one record in any arrangement • lower pane maintains a datasheet view of the first few records, which you can navigate very quickly Create a Split Form (Slide 1 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 6. 6 Form creation tools Create a Split Form (Slide 2 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 7. 7 Table in a split form Create a Split Form (Slide 3 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 8. 8 • Layout View lets you make some design changes to a form while you are browsing the data: • Move and resize controls • Add or delete a field on the form • Filter and sort data • Change formatting characteristics, such as fonts and colors Use Form Layout View (Slide 1 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 9. 9 Modifying controls in Form Layout View Use Form Layout View (Slide 2 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use. Text boxes resized
- 10. 10 Useful formatting commands Use Form Layout View (Slide 3 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 11. 11 • Can do in Layout View or Design View using Field List window • To add a field: drag it from the Field List to the location you want • When you add a new field, two controls are created: label and text box • To delete a field: click to select the field, then press [Delete] Add Fields to a Form (Slide 1 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 12. 12 Field List in Form Layout View Add Fields to a Form (Slide 2 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 13. 13 • Bound controls • Display values from a field such as text boxes and combo boxes • Unbound controls • Do not display data • Describe data or enhance the appearance of a form Add Fields to a Form (Slide 3 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 14. 14 • When you modify controls, you change their properties (characteristics) • All of the control characteristics you can modify are stored in the control’s Property Sheet Modify Form Controls (Slide 1 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 15. 15 Using the Property Sheet Modify Form Controls (Slide 2 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 16. 16 Common form controls Modify Form Controls (Slide 3 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 17. 17 • To create a calculation in a text box, you enter an expression instead of a field name in the Control Source property • An expression is a combination of field names, operators (such as +, –, /, and *), and functions (such as Sum, Count, or Avg) that results in a single value • Expression: an equal sign and a combination of symbols • Square brackets must surround a field name in an expression • Field name must be typed exactly as it was in Table Design View (except for capitalization) Create Calculations (Slide 1 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 18. 18 Adding a text box to calculate a value Create Calculations (Slide 2 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 19. 19 Sample expressions Create Calculations (Slide 3 of 3) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 20. 20 • Tab Order: the order the focus moves as you press [Tab] • Tab Stop: determines whether the field accepts the focus and therefore determines where the focus moves as you press [Tab] • All text boxes and combo boxes have a tab stop and are included in the tab order Modify Tab Order (Slide 1 of 2) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 21. 21 Modify Tab Order (Slide 2 of 2) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use. Setting tab properties Tab Order Dialog Box
- 22. 22 • Examples are pictures, logos, clip art • The form section you place it in determines where it will appear on the form • Form Header – once at top of first page • Detail – once for every record • Form Footer – once at the end of the last page • Background image • Fills the entire form or report appearing “behind” other controls Insert an Image (Slide 1 of 2) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
- 23. 23 Adding an image to Form Header section Insert an Image (Slide 2 of 2) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.