Chapter 7. Exploring Objects

In the last two chapters, you learned about forms and reports, which are both objects that rely heavily on controls, which are also objects. This chapter delves into what objects are and what they can do for you. More specifically, you learn

  • what objects are

  • what objects are in Access

  • how methods, properties, and events pertain to objects

  • how to name objects

  • how to refer to objects

  • how to change object properties manually and through VBA

  • how to manage object events

  • how to work with object events by example

  • how to program using object models

  • how to program controls

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