Using Search, Go to, and Find

Access gives you a few quick ways to jump to a record you need;…Find, Go To, and Search.…Open up your Customers table and down at the bottom is the Search box.…I'll type in Hinton, one of our sales reps, and it finds it as I type.…When I press Enter repeatedly, it will scroll through all of my matches.…When I get to the bottom nothing will happen.…Now, let's open up the Customers Order Form and try the same thing.…I'll come down to the Search, I'll enter Hinton and again, when I press Enter it…will scroll through all the records for that particular sales rep.…

Next, come up to the Home ribbon on the far right side and click on the Go To button.…You'll see First, Previous, Next, and Last and those match the buttons in the…lower left-hand corner of the record.…So you can use whichever location is closer to your mouse.…You can also use Find to locate a record you need.…Let's say I need to call one of our customers who runs a deli, but I can't…remember the whole name of the store.…First, click in the Company field name, then click on the big Find button on the…