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                      CREATING A FORM USING DESIGN

                  To create a form, follow these steps:
                  Step 1  Select the desired table from the All
                          Access Objects pane for which you

                          want to create a form.
                  Step 2  Click on the Form command in the
                          Forms group under the Create tab.                           Creating a Form

                          The Form Design window appears with the first record of the table in the Layout view.
                          By default, the form contains all the field labels from the table and corresponding
                          text boxes.








                                                           Form Design Window
                  Step 3  Using  various  commands  in  the  Header/Footer group  on the  Design  tab,  you  can
                          improve the appearance of your form.

                          a.   Logo command is used to place the image of the  company/
                             organisation.
                          b.  Title command is used to edit the title of the form.
                          c.   Date and Time command is used to display the date and time in            Header/Footer
                                                                                                           group
                             the desired format on the form.
                  Designing a Form

                  MS Access allows you to design a form manually. This method of creating a form is very helpful
                  as it allows designing the form according to your requirement. Follow these steps to design a
                  form manually:

                  Step 1  Click on the Form Design command from the Forms group of the Create tab. A form
                          named Form1 appears.






                                                       Using Form Design command


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