Using the Data Form

Excel's data form feature creates a dialog with custom text boxes for fields (Figure 8). You can use this dialog to enter, edit, delete, and find records in a database.

Figure 8. The data form offers another way to enter, edit, delete, and find records.

To open the data form

1.
Select any cell in the list.
2.
Choose Data > Form (Figure 9).
Figure 9. The Data menu offers a number of commands for working with lists.

To browse records

Use the scroll bar (Figure 10) as follows:

  • To see the next record, click the down arrow on the scroll ...

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