Microsoft Access 2010 Bible

Part I: Access Building Blocks

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FIGURE 7.9

A navigation form is a quick and easy way to provide basic navigation features.

Tabs Navigation form header

Subform area

Multiple-items forms

Click the More Forms button in the ribbon’s Form group, and then click the Multiple Items but-

ton, to create a tabular form based on a table or query selected in the Navigation Pane. A tabular

form is much like a datasheet, but it’s much more attractive than a plain datasheet.

Cross-Reference
Chapter 6 discusses datasheets in detail.

Because the tabular form is truly an Access form, you can convert the default text box controls on

the form to combo boxes, list boxes, and other advanced controls. Because tabular forms display

multiple records at one time, they’re very useful when you’re reviewing or updating multiple

records. To create a multiple-items form based on tblProducts, follow these steps:

1. Select tblProducts in the Navigation Pane.


2. Select the Create tab on the ribbon.


3. Click the More Forms button and click Multiple Items.