Join Adam Wilbert for an in-depth discussion in this video Adding buttons, part of Access 2010: Forms and Reports.
Buttons are one of the key interactive elements that you'll use on forms.…They instantly tell the end user that something will happen when I click there.…Buttons will be linked to either Macros or Visual Basic code to control their behavior.…Like the other controls, you add them to reports as well for navigation…within your database.…But the nice thing about buttons is that they don't print when you print your report.…Let's take a look at adding some buttons to my Controls form.…I'll right-click on that form in the Navigation pane and choose Design View.…The Button control is this one right here, the rectangle at the Xs inside of it.…I'll go ahead and click that once and click to add a button to my form.…
When I do that the Command Button Wizard starts, and it asks what do I want my button to do?…This first section has Categories;…the second section has Actions within each category.…So for instance, I've got Record Navigation, and I can do Find Next or Find…Record or Go To Next Record or Last Record.…
Author
Adam Wilbert
Released
2/15/2012- Designing for the end user
- Organizing form elements
- Formatting a form
- Adding headers
- Linking to external content
- Entering and selecting data
- Adding charts
- Creating a main menu
- Creating a customer form
- Understanding report structure
- Building reports from wizards and queries
- Printing reports
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 2s
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1. Introduction to Forms
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Introducing forms2m 41s
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Exploring the database1m 50s
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2. Form-Design Basics: Creating a Directory
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Organizing the form elements7m 14s
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Formatting4m 48s
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3. Form and Report Controls
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Introducing form controls3m 48s
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Using lines and rectangles2m 48s
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Adding buttons5m 3s
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Linking to external content4m 15s
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Attaching documents6m 49s
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Attaching images5m 9s
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Adding charts7m 9s
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Linking controls7m 41s
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4. Getting around the Database
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Creating the main menu8m 49s
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Creating a customer form7m 19s
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5. Report Layout
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Grouping and sorting data4m 36s
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Formatting conditionally6m 59s
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Calculating fields4m 35s
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Adding the finishing touches4m 49s
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6. Printing, Tweaking, and Automating
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Printing reports3m 6s
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Tweaking the design7m 10s
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Conclusion
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Next steps58s
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