Join Adam Wilbert for an in-depth discussion in this video Controlling input with masks, part of Access 2016 Essential Training.
- Access Databases give us lots of ways…to control the input of data into our tables.…This helps ensure that what is enter is typed correctly…and often more imporant, consistently.…We can make use of the Input Mask field property…to help us make sure that each time…we enter in a phone number, for example,…it gets formatted properly.…Let's go ahead and open up our Guests table in Design view.…One way to do that is to double click…on it here in the navigation pane…and then on the Home tab switch our view…over here to Design view this way.…Another way, if I go ahead and close out this table…by pressing this X on the far right,…and probably the way that I would prefer to do it…is just find it in the navigation pane, right click on it,…and choose Design View from the pop-up menu.…
Now, what I wanna do is add in…an input mask for our PhoneNumber field.…So, let's go ahead and select this field…by clicking this box here to the left of the Phone field,…and when we do we'll notice that we have…a whole bunch of new properties…
Author
Adam Wilbert
Released
9/22/2015The course also shows you how to build queries and action queries, create and design forms, use macros, integrate Access with the rest of the Office 2016 suite, and maintain your databases over time.
- Creating a new database
- Creating tables and new data types
- Importing and entering data
- Setting up relationships and primary keys
- Adding validation rules
- Sorting and filtering table data
- Building queries
- Designing forms
- Creating reports
- Attaching macros to buttons and tables
- Working with Excel and Outlook data
- Maintaining an Access database
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 3s
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1. Getting Started
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Key database concepts4m 14s
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Using the Navigation pane4m 47s
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Using the Tell Me feature1m 47s
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Making backups2m 14s
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Accessing Access help2m 15s
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2. Creating Tables
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Entering data4m 21s
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Importing tables5m 37s
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3. Setting Field Properties
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Setting the default value2m 35s
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Creating lookup fields3m 51s
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Solution: Creating tables5m 50s
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4. Organizing Records
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Formatting columns3m 55s
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Sorting table data3m 48s
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Filtering table data3m 22s
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5. Using Queries
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Understanding queries3m 10s
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Building expressions7m 26s
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Solution: Creating queries4m 38s
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6. Working with Specialty Queries
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Using update queries6m 44s
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Using make table queries3m 33s
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Using delete queries4m 13s
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Using append queries3m 50s
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7. Creating Forms
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Generating forms from tables4m 37s
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Using the Form Wizard4m 35s
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8. Designing Forms
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Setting data sources6m 8s
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Understanding input boxes5m 24s
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Record navigation4m 2s
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Adding buttons4m 21s
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Assigning a tab order4m 36s
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Creating a navigation form4m 25s
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Solution: Creating forms4m 29s
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9. Creating Reports
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Introducing reports4m 19s
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Using the Report Wizard4m 53s
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Creating calculated totals3m 52s
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Creating labels5m 21s
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Adjusting print settings4m 6s
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Solution: Creating reports5m 29s
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10. Working with Macros
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Creating macros6m 9s
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Launching macros at startup2m 36s
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11. Integrating Access with Office Suite
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Exporting tables to Excel3m 17s
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Emailing with macros4m 13s
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12. Maintaining the Database
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Documenting your work4m 11s
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Creating custom Ribbon tabs2m 57s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 2s
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