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Using the property sheet to work with controls - Microsoft Access Tutorial
From the course: Access 2007: Shortcuts
Using the property sheet to work with controls
When you're designing objects in Access, there are dozens of settings for every label and every control that you can't get to from the Ribbons. When you're working in Design View or Layout View, opening up the Property Sheet will give you complete power over your objects, sections and controls. Open up the Customer Order Form and change the View to Layout View. On the Form Layout Tools' Arrange Ribbon, click on the Property Sheet. You can also press F4 on your Keyboard to toggle it open and shut. I'll click on the Format tab. At the top of the window is a dropdown where you can choose the label or bound control that you want to work with, or you can just click on it and the Property Sheet will adjust accordingly. Notice that on this list you can actually choose the entire Form itself. And another thing to appreciate is that if you switch over to the Design View you can also use the Property Sheet to fine tune entire sections, including the Form Header or the Details Area. There are…
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Using the property sheet to work with controls2m 21s
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Creating option groups2m 35s
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Using a ComboBox to select a record2m 45s
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Creating tabbed form layouts4m 41s
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Inserting charts3m 39s
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Creating your own smart tags1m 25s
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Using the CanGrow and CanShrink properties1m 48s
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Hiding fields in printouts1m 32s
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Setting tab stops4m 46s
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Clipping, stretching, and zooming images1m 16s
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Viewing single or continuous forms58s
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Changing a form's default view2m 6s
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