Editing the Form
in the Design View
Editing forms in design view is
similar to working with a graphics package. Text boxes and labels are
objects, which can be resized or moved about using the mouse. The toolbar
shows the different types of objects that can be used. You can choose from
labels, text boxes, option groups, tick boxes, list box, command buttons,
image controls and many more. The most common are labels and text boxes for
normal text fields.
You may wish to edit the
properties of a particular object. The Control Source is an important
property as it tells the object the record and table it is linked to, if
indeed it is linked to a particular record. Each object has numerous
properties from the colour of the object, to more complicated things like
"Input Mask", which can be used to limit the type of data that can be
entered.
You can also use the properties
to validate the data that is entered. To ensure it is the correct type of
data that you want to hold in the table. |
