Microsoft Office Access 2013 Advanced

Course 01 - Implementing Advanced Form Design

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Course 01: Implementing Advanced Form Design

Add Controls to Forms

Create Subforms

Organize Information with Tab Pages

Enhance Navigation of Forms

Apply Conditional Formatting

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Topic A: Add Controls to Forms

• Types of Controls

• Other Elements

• The Original frmInventory View

• The frmInventory Target Layout

• Styling Elements

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Types of Controls

Control Description

Text Box Used to display data or accept text input

Label Display descriptive text

List Box Consist of rows of data that can be

selected

Command Button Perform actions on demand

Combo Box Combines functionality of a text box and

list box

Check Box Display a Yes/No value

Option Button Display a Yes/No value

Toggle Button Display a Yes/No value

Controls perform actions on a form. There are several different types.

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Types of Controls (Cont.)

Control Description

Option Group A group of check boxes, option buttons,

or toggle buttons that provide a

limited number of options to the form user

Tab Control Several pages presented as a single set

Hyperlink Contains a URL link

Insert Page Break Lets you split the detail section into

separate pages

Image Holds link to an image

Line Lets you draw vertical, horizontal, or

diagonal lines; helps separate content

graphically

Controls perform actions on a form. There are several different types.

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Types of Controls (Cont.)

Control Description

Rectangle Lets you draw formatted rectangles

around other controls; helps content

stand out

Subform / Subreport Lets you insert a subform or subreport

Unbound Object Frame Lets you insert an unbound object frame

Bound Object Frame Lets you insert a bound object frame

Attachment Lets you add an attachment

Web Browser control Displays web pages on a form

Navigation Control Allows the switching between various

forms and reports with the creation of a

navigation form

Controls perform actions on a form. There are several different types

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Other Elements

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The Original frmInventory View

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The frmInventory Target Layout

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Styling Elements

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Topic B: Create Subforms

• Subforms

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Subforms

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Topic C: Organize Information with Tabs Pages

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Topic D: Enhance Navigation of Forms

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Topic E: Apply Conditional Formatting

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Reflective Questions

1. Why is tab order important in form design?

2. What is the purpose of adding command buttons to forms?

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Course 01 Review: Implementing Advanced Form Design

Add Controls to Forms

Create Subforms

Organize Information with Tab Pages

Enhance Navigation of Forms

Apply Conditional Formatting

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Review Questions:

1. Which of the following controls will display a yes or no value?

A. Checkbox

B. Option button

C. Toggle button

D. All of the above

2. If you wanted to present several pages presented as a single set which type of

control would you choose?

A. Image

B. Option group

C. Tab control

D. Combo

3. True or False: You can split the detail section into separate pages by using insert

page break.

A. True

B. False

4. Which control would you use to draw around other controls? This control allows

other content to stand out.

A. Rectangle

B. Subform

C. Bound object frame

D. Unbound object frame

5. True or False: Tab order is the order in which you navigate from field to field on a

form during data entry.

A. True

B. False

Answer Key:

1. D

You can display a yes/no value with either a checkbox, option button, or toggle

button.

2. C

If you wish to present several pages presented as a single set, you would use the

tab control.

3. A

True. The insert page break command is intended to split the detail section onto

separate pages.

4. A

It is the rectangle control that allows you to draw formatted rectangles around the

other controls. This helps content standout.

5. A

True. When you rearrange fields on a form you may have altered the fields tab

order. The tab order is the order in which you navigate from field to field on a

form during data entry.