Attaching a label to a control ..................................................................................260
Copying a control ....................................................................................................261
Changing the control type ......................................................................................262
Understanding properties ..................................................................................................262
Displaying the Property Sheet ..................................................................................263
Understanding the Property Sheet ..........................................................................264
Changing a control’s property setting ......................................................................264
Summary ..........................................................................................................................267
Chapter 8: Working with Data on Access Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Using Form View ..............................................................................................................269
The Form ribbon ....................................................................................................271
Navigating between fields ........................................................................................272
Moving between records in a form ..........................................................................273
Changing Values in a Form................................................................................................273
Controls that you can’t edit ......................................................................................274
Working with pictures and OLE objects ..................................................................274
Memo field data entry..............................................................................................276
Date field data entry ................................................................................................276
Using option groups ................................................................................................277
Using combo boxes and list boxes ..........................................................................278
Switching to Datasheet View....................................................................................278
Saving a record ........................................................................................................279
Printing a Form ................................................................................................................279
Using the Print Preview window..............................................................................280
Working with Form Properties ..........................................................................................280
Changing the title bar text with the Caption property..............................................281
Creating a bound form ............................................................................................282
Specifying how to view the form..............................................................................282
Eliminating the Record Selector bar ........................................................................284
Other form properties..............................................................................................284
Adding a Form Header or Footer ......................................................................................290
Changing the Layout ........................................................................................................291
Changing a control’s properties ................................................................................291
Setting the Tab Order ..............................................................................................292
Aligning controls ....................................................................................................293
Modifying the format of text in a control ................................................................293
Creating a Calculated Control ..........................................................................................295
Converting a Form to a Report ..........................................................................................296
Summary ..........................................................................................................................296
Chapter 9: Presenting Data with Access Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Understanding Reports......................................................................................................297
Understanding report types ....................................................................................297
Distinguishing between reports and forms ..............................................................300
Understanding the process of creating a report ........................................................301
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