Access Lesson #4

Objective: students will be able to design the overall look of the forms.

  1. Start>programs>Access>open an existing database>OK>file name: dbSurvey.mdb>open
  2. Form>frmCustomers>open>design view
  3. Delete all fields>drag form 5" by 2.5"
  4. Click tab control>drag to fit form
  5. Rename tabs>right click>properties>all>Customer Survey>picture>browse>world.bmp
  6. Rename tabs>right click>properties>all>Customer Information>picture>browse>world.bmp
  7. Image>insert images
  8. Right click>fill/color>white
  9. Click Customer Information tab
  10. Field List>select all>drag onto form
  11. Arrange fields>note*hand symbol means you can drag both field; hand symbol with index finger up means you can drag one field only*
  12. Change font to bold
  13. Save
  14. Repeat for frmRestaurants (insert these fields only from field list: company, address name, city)

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