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Step 2  Click on the Label control from the Controls group of the Design tab and drag it on the
                         form. A box with blinking cursor will appear on the form.






                                                            Controls group

                 Step 3   Type the desired text for label. In this case, we have typed the text ID.
                 Step 4  Click on the Text Box control from the Controls group of the Design tab and drag it on
                         the form. A box with blinking cursor will appear on the form.

                 Step 5  Add more controls according to your requirement. In this case, we have added 4 Label
                         and 4 Text Box controls.














                                   Adding Label and Text Box controls           Adding more controls
                 Step 6  Similarly, add two Button controls. When you

                         drag the Button control, the Command Button
                         Wizard appears.
                 Step 7  Select the appropriate action to be performed
                         when  the  button  is  clicked.  In  this  case,  we
                         have set the Go To Next Record and Go To
                         Previous Record actions for both the buttons.

                 Step 8  Click on the Next button twice and then click
                         on the Finish button.                                       Setting action for a button

                 Step 9  Right-click on the form and select the Properties option. The Properties Sheet pane
                         appears.
                 Step 10 Set the Control Source property to the table
                         from which you want to connect the form. In
                         this case, we have connected the form with the

                         Employee table.
                 Step 11  Click on the View command from the Views
                         group  of the  Design  tab.  A  drop-down  list
                         appears.

                 Step 12  Select the Form View option. The form appears
                         in the Form View.                                                  Form View



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