Join Adam Wilbert for an in-depth discussion in this video Next steps, part of Access 2010: Forms and Reports.
I want to thank you for joining me here in Access, and I would like to leave you…with these parting thoughts.…Form and Report design in Access is one of those areas that really is…interdisciplinary, and you can pick up a helpful idea on how to structure your…content in the most unexpected of places.…Start paying close attention to the experience you have completing forms on the…Internet or interacting with the screen on an ATM machine.…If you find an unusually well laid out financial report, take a few minutes to…pick it apart and figure out what really works about it.…Inspiration on how to create a better interactive experience for end users,…literally is all around you.…I would like to recommend a couple of additional lynda.com courses that can help…you build on the core concepts of user interface and would apply to what we've…seen here in Access.…
The first is Web Form Design Best Practices.…That course covers the importance of understanding user behavior and form organization.…The second course is Typography for Web Designers, which explores the…
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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