11. Choose the default method for opening the form and click Finish.
The default option is the Open Form to View or Enter Information
option. Your saved form looks a little something like the one shown in
Figure 3-7.
Your form may look significantly different than the one shown in Figure 3-7,
of course. You may, however, want to compare the form shown in Figure 3-7
with the one shown in Figure 3-2 to see how a small amount of extra effort on
your part can pay back big dividends in creating a form that is easier to use
than one created by the AutoForm Wizard.
You might want to experiment with the Form Wizard by creating several vari-
ations on the same form by using different layout and style options. The
layout options can have quite an impact on how useful your form is for differ-
ent purposes.
Knowing what the wizard can’t do
The Access Form Wizard is easy to use, but it doesn’t offer all the options
you might find useful. Here are a few of the things you simply can’t do with
the Form Wizard:
The Form Wizard always adds labels to every field on the form; there’s
no option to leave off the labels you don’t want or need.
Speaking of labels, the Form Wizard always uses the field names from
the tables or queries as labels. There’s no option to change the staid
Last_Name
to
Put Yer Name Here
(or whatever else suits your fancy).
Figure 3-7:
The
completed
form is
now ready
to use.
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