1. Lesson 3: Working with Forms

2. Learning Objectives After studying this lesson, you will be able to: Identify form design elements Create and print forms Modify form controls and layout Create a multiple item form and a split form Use Microsoft Access Help 2

3. Exploring Form Design 3 Design View

4. Exploring Form Design 4 Layout View

5. The Property Sheet In Design View, the Property Sheet thoroughly describes a form, each of its sections, and all controls on it. You can adjust colors, fonts, sizes, and other features on a form through the Property Sheet. 5

6. Creating Forms Click the record source name in the Navigation Pane and choose Create > Form. Design View Layout View Form Wizard 6

7. Working with Form Controls Access provides three basic types of controls that you can add to forms:  Bound controls  Unbound controls  Calculated controls 7

8. Creating a Form using Form Design 8 Drag the field to the form grid.

9. Arranging Controls Tools for aligning, grouping, and distributing controls appear on the Arrange tab on the Ribbon. 9

10. Applying Themes to a Form Themes are similar to templates in Word and PowerPoint. The theme is applied to every object in the database. Themes contain colors, fonts, and control settings that enhance the form. 10

11. Applying Themes to a Form 11

12. Modifying Form Controls Editing Labels Using Design Font Tools Using the Property Sheet Using the Fill Color Palette 12

13. Modifying Form Layout Formatting a form, as distinguished from formatting controls, involves such additional tasks as:  Displaying and editing Form Header and Form Footer sections  Formatting section backgrounds  Adding design elements to sections 13

14. Adding Unbound Controls to a Form Design elements (drawn shapes, logos, graphics, and titles) improve the appearance of a form. They are considered unbound controls because they are not bound to data. Tools for adding unbound controls appear on the Design tab on the Ribbon. 14

15. Setting Additional Form Properties Additional form properties include those form items that affect the whole form, such as the record selector bar, scroll bars, and navigation buttons. 15

16. Creating Multiple Items Forms 16

17. Creating Split Forms Shows two views of your table data: Layout/Form View and Datasheet View 17

18. Printing Forms You can print individual forms—one for each record. Or you can print forms so that they print continuously, one after another, on standard sheets of paper. 18

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20. Lesson 3: Working with Forms