Alison Balter’s Mastering Microsoft® Office Access 2007 Development

Chapter 5. What Every Developer Needs to Know About Forms

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Why This Chapter Is Important
• Understanding the Uses of Forms
• Examining the Anatomy of a Form
• Creating a New Form
• Working with the Form Design Window
• Working in Layout View
• Selecting the Correct Control for the Job
• Control Morphing
• Conditional Formatting
• Determining Which Form Properties Are Available and Why You Should Use Them
• Determining Which Control Properties Are Available and Why You Should Use Them
• Understanding Bound, Unbound, and Calculated Controls
• Using Expressions to Enhance Your Forms
• Using the Command Button Wizards: Programming Without Typing
• Building Forms Based on More Than One Table
• Basing Forms on Queries: The Why and How
• Connecting Access Forms and ...