Alison Balter’s Mastering Microsoft Access 2002 Desktop Development

Chapter 5. What Every Developer Needs to Know About Forms

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• Uses of Forms 144

• Anatomy of a Form 146

• Selecting the Correct Control for the Job 159

• Control Morphing 167

• What Form Properties Are Available, and Why Should You Use Them? 169

• What Control Properties Are Available, and Why Use Them? 176

• Bound, Unbound, and Calculated Controls 183

• Using Expressions to Enhance Your Forms 183

• The Command Button Wizards: Programming Without Typing 184

• Building Forms Based on More Than One Table 187

• Basing Forms on Queries: The Why and How 191

• Access Forms and the Internet 192

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Why This Chapter Is Important

Most Access applications are centered on forms. Forms are used to collect and display information, navigate about the ...