The contents of a combo box are derived from the results of a query. In this video, database expert Adam Wilbert shows how to manipulate the query to combine the results of three data fields into a single field that is much easier to read.
- [Instructor] Right now, our combo box is displaying…details about our product spread…across three different columns.…The item name, size, and color columns are…all simultaneously being shown in the dropdown menu.…Now I can actually clean up the display…of our combo box by modifying that query a little bit.…Let's go back over here to the data tab,…and then the row source property, I'll click there,…and then click on the build button…to go back into query itself.…Then, I'm going to turn off the item, size,…and color columns by unchecking their boxes.…Next, I'll come over here to the next blank column,…and, in the field row, I'll right-click…and enter in the zoom window.…
I'm going to change my font size up a little bit,…so we can see what I'm about to type here.…And here, I'm going to enter in a calculation…that'll combine the item, size,…and color into a single column.…To do that, I'll type in a square bracket…and make reference to the item field,…then I'll use the text concatenation symbol,…the ampersand, to join that to another text string.…
Author
Adam Wilbert
Released
12/10/2018- Creating forms with the Form Wizard
- Formatting and aligning form objects
- Combining text boxes
- Adding a form header
- Organizing screen space with tabs
- Controlling input
- Adding images
- Linking form controls
- Creating menus and data entry forms for the database
- Building reports
- Creating calculation fields
- Linking forms and reports
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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Video: Edit the display of a combo box