When creating forms in an Access database, the designer will need to be aware of how the layout will change when viewed on computers with different sized screens. By anchoring objects to the edges of the screen, forms can better respond to a shift in scale. In this video, Adam explores the options available to anchor elements in position.
- [Instructor] When creating Forms in an Access database,…you'll want to be aware of how the layout is going to change…when you view them on computers…with different sized screens.…By Anchoring objects to the edges of the screen,…your Forms can better respond to a shift in scale.…Let's take our Employee Directory into Design View…and I want to take a look on the Arrange tab.…We have an option here called Anchoring,…but it's currently grayed out.…In order to work with this,…we need to select an object.…For this example, I'm going to add in a simple Button.…So, go over here to the Design tab…and in the Controls group I'll grab a Button Control.…It's the one with the rectangle and the four Xs in it.…
I'll go ahead and click it once to select it,…then come down into the Form and click again…to add in the Button.…That'll automatically start up the Command Button Wizard,…which we're not going to use.…So, press the Cancel button to dismiss it.…That'll leave me with a simple Button control…that we can play with.…We're going to talk extensively…
Author
Adam Wilbert
Released
12/10/2018- Explore the components to a specific database.
- Identify the steps needed to create a form with the Form Wizard.
- Determine the steps to use when organizing the form elements.
- Examine the components of anchor control.
- Recognize the elements of modifying form properties.
- Identify the steps necessary for combining text boxes.
- Determine how to add a form header.
- Recognize the steps to take to organize screen space with tabs.
- Explore the ways to add data to a text box.
- Identify the essentials of a report’s structure.
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Trust the exercise files1m 25s
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1. Making the Most of Forms in Access
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Create a form with subforms5m 11s
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2. Form Design Basics: Creating an Employee Directory
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Object alignment5m 58s
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Anchor controls3m 54s
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Modify form properties5m 8s
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Additional form properties1m 44s
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Combine textboxes2m 54s
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Add a form header4m 51s
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3. Form and Report Controls
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Label control6m 21s
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Lines and rectangles5m 55s
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Button controls4m 18s
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Button properties3m 37s
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Link to external content4m 22s
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Add data with a text box3m 21s
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Select data with a combo box6m 32s
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Additional image properties4m 20s
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Embed a subform control5m 27s
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Prepare a query for charting1m 26s
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Display a chart5m 32s
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Link form controls5m 24s
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Edit the Tab Stop sequence4m 48s
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4. Getting Around the Database
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Create a main menu5m 53s
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Refine button macros4m 54s
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Create a data entry form6m 47s
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5. Report Layout
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Understand report structure8m 13s
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Build a report from a query4m 54s
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Create calculation fields5m 49s
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Add a report header5m 5s
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Segment dates into groups4m 31s
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Format date header sections3m 42s
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6. Linking Forms and Reports: Creating a Profit Summary
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Build the query5m 2s
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Create the report structure4m 51s
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Connect the form5m 42s
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Connect the query4m 34s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 2s
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