Microsoft Access 2010 Bible

Part I: Access Building Blocks

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Cross-Reference
For more information on working in Datasheet view, see Chapter 6.

To demonstrate the use of the Form view, follow these steps to create a new form based on tbl-

Products:

1. Select tblProducts in the Navigation pane.


2. Click the Create tab on the ribbon.


3. Click the Form command in the Form group.


4. Click the Form view button on the Home tab’s Views group to switch from Layout view
   to Form view.

Figure 8.1 shows the Access window with the newly created form displayed in Form view. This

view has many of the same elements as Datasheet view. At the top of the screen, you see the Access

title bar, the Quick Access toolbar, and the ribbon. The form in the center of the screen displays

your data, one record at a time.

FIGURE 8.1

A form in Form view

Record selector

Caption

Controls Title bar Form header

Navigation buttons Search box