Part I: Access Building Blocks
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l (^) Form Header: Displayed at the top of each page when viewed and at the top when the
form is printed.
l (^) Form Footer: Displayed at the bottom of each page when viewed and at the bottom of the
form when the form is printed.
The form header and footer remain on the screen, while any controls in the Detail section can
scroll up and down.
You select the header and footer options in the Header/Footer group on the Design ribbon tab
(with the form open in Design view, of course).
Changing the Layout
In this section, you’ll learn how to change a form’s layout using Layout view. You’ll add, move, and
resize controls, as well as change a few other characteristics while viewing the form’s data.
With a form open in Design view, select the Arrange tab in the Form Design Tools area of the rib-
bon. The Arrange tab includes controls for selecting a form’s initial layout, including the default
positions of controls on the form. The Arrange tab is highly context sensitive. The view you see in
Figure 8.12 is the result of selecting a number of controls on the form. A somewhat different view
may be seen if other controls or form sections (header, footer, and so on) are selected.
FIGURE 8.12
The Form ribbon’s Arrange tab
Changing a control’s properties
In previous versions of Access, you had to make changes to the form in Design view. In Layout
view, you can change these properties while looking at data instead of empty controls. Click the
Property Sheet command in the Layout tab’s Tools group to display the Property Sheet for the
selected control.
Cross-Reference
For more information on changing control properties with the Property Sheet, see Chapter 7.