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Tip
Double-clicking on a control also brings up the Control
Properties dialog box.
Using the form
To use the form, leave design mode by clicking the Design Mode On/
Off button .
A typical way to use a form is:
1) You design the form, then save it when you are happy with it.
2) You send the form to others (for example, by email).
3) They fill in the form, save it and send it back to you.
4) You open the form and see what their answers are.
Tip
By using a data source, or setting a form to update over the
web, you can automatically gather data. However, both of those
are more complex and you might prefer to keep things simple.
Form controls reference
Form Control toolbar
Select
Select a form control to perform some other
action on it.
Design mode on/off
Toggle between design mode on (to edit forms)
and design mode off (to use forms).
Control
Launch form control properties dialog box. This
dialog box can be kept open as different
controls are selected.
Form
Launch form properties dialog box, controlling
properties for the form as a whole, such as
which data source it connects to.
Check Box
A box that can be selected or deselected on the
form. You can label the box.
Text Box
Control to create a box into which the form
user can type any text.
Formatted Field
Control allowing numeric formatting options.
For example, you can set maximum and
minimum values for the number entered, or the
number type (decimal places, scientific,
currency).
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