Microsoft® Office Access 2007 on Demand

9. Improving the Appearance of Forms and Reports

What You’ll Do

Format a Form or Report

Add Lines and Rectangles

Change Line Thickness and Colors

Apply Special Effects to Controls

Apply Conditional Formatting

Use the Format Painter

Change Tab Order

Resize and Move Controls

Align, Group, and Position Controls

Change Gridlines

Create a Tabular or Stacked Layout

Change Control Margins and Padding

Share Information Among Documents

Copy and Paste Objects

Insert Objects and Pictures

Scan and Manage Pictures

Insert Excel Charts and Worksheets

Insert and Format a Graph Chart

Move and Resize an Object

Set OLE Options

Introduction

The objects in a database most “on display” are the forms and reports designed for those individuals responsible for data ...