Microsoft Access 2010 Bible

Chapter 8: Working with Data on Access Forms 293 Tip The Format Painter is a huge time-saver when working with many controls on ...

Part I: Access Building Blocks 294 Navigating among fields Navigating a form is nearly identical to moving around a datasheet. Y ...

Chapter 8: Working with Data on Access Forms 295 The record number displayed in the Navigation controls is just an indicator of ...

Part I: Access Building Blocks 296 Knowing which controls you can’t edit Some controls, including the following, can’t be edited ...

Chapter 8: Working with Data on Access Forms 297 Use the Insert Object dialog box to add a new object to the OLE field, or add a ...

Part I: Access Building Blocks 298 Entering data in the Date field The SaleDate field in the frmSales_Layout form shown in Figur ...

Chapter 8: Working with Data on Access Forms 299 FIGURE 8.7 Using an option group to select a mutually exclusive value Tip Optio ...

Part I: Access Building Blocks 300 After you create the combo box, examine the Row Source Type, Row Source, Column Count, Column ...

Chapter 8: Working with Data on Access Forms 301 Printing a form is like printing anything else. Windows is a WYSIWYG (“What You ...

Part I: Access Building Blocks 302 To set a form’s properties, you have to show the Property Sheet for the form. Switch to Desig ...

Chapter 8: Working with Data on Access Forms 303 Changing the title bar text with the Caption property Normally, a form’s title ...

Part I: Access Building Blocks 304 Creating a bound form A bound form is directly connected to a data source, such as a table or ...

Chapter 8: Working with Data on Access Forms 305 l (^) Split Form: Provides two views of the data at the same time, letting you ...

Part I: Access Building Blocks 306 TABLE 8.3 Form Format Properties Property Description Options Caption Text that is displayed ...

Chapter 8: Working with Data on Access Forms 307 Property Description Options Auto Resize Form automatically resizes to dis- pla ...

Part I: Access Building Blocks 308 TABLE 8.3 (continued) Property Description Options Picture Alignment Determines the form’s pi ...

Chapter 8: Working with Data on Access Forms 309 Property Description Options Split Form Orientation Determines the look of a fo ...

Part I: Access Building Blocks 310 TABLE 8.4 (continued) Property Description Options Allow Filters Determines whether a user wi ...

Chapter 8: Working with Data on Access Forms 311 Property Description Option Definition Cycle Determines how Tab works in the la ...

Part I: Access Building Blocks 312 l (^) Form Header: Displayed at the top of each page when viewed and at the top when the form ...