To create a form based on a table by using the Form tool
Open the table on which you want to base the form.
On the Create tab, in the Forms group, click the Form button.
To move labels on a form
To change the font and font size of a label on a form
Open the form in Design View, and click the label (not its text box) you want to change.
On the Design contextual tab, in the Font group, click the Font arrow, and then in the list, click the font you want to use.
With the label still selected, click the Font Size arrow, and then in the list, click the size you want.
To edit form control properties by using the Property Sheet pane
Open the form in Design view, and if the Property Sheet pane is not visible, right-click the desired control, and then click Properties.
In the Property Sheet pane, click the property you want to change, and either type the new value, or click the down arrow and select the value you want. Repeat for all properties that you want to change.
To edit multiple form control properties at once
Click anywhere in the Detail section of the form, and then drag diagonally to draw a rectangle through some portion of all the controls to select them.
In the Property Sheet pane, click the property you want to change, click the arrow that appears, and then click the option you want. Repeat for all properties that you want to change.
To set the background properties of all controls on a form
Select all the controls on the form. Then on the Format tab of the Property Sheet pane, click Back Style, and set it to the option you want.
Click Back Color, and then click the ellipsis button.
In the Color Builder, click the square of the color you want.
Set the Special Effect property to the option you want, and the Border Color property to the color you want.
To edit the caption of a form control
To change the layout of controls on a form
To delete a form control label
To select specific control labels on a form
To align form controls
To size form control labels to fit their contents
To insert space between form control labels and text boxes
To save the design of a form
To expand the Detail area of a form
To move a label or text box control on a form
To create an AutoFormat form template
On the Arrange contextual tab, in the AutoFormat group, click the AutoFormat button.
At the bottom of the AutoFormat gallery, click AutoFormat Wizard.
In the AutoFormat dialog box, click the Customize button.
In the Customize AutoFormat dialog box, click Create a new AutoFormat based on the Form option, and then click OK.
In the New Style Name dialog box, type a name for the new style, and then click OK.
Click OK to close the AutoFormat dialog box. Then click the Save button, and close the form.
To add a graphic to a form control
In the Navigation Pane, under Forms, right-click the form you want to use, and then click Design View.
On the Design contextual tab, in the Controls group, click the Image button, and then click the area where you want to place the image, drag diagonally to draw a rectangle, and release the mouse button.
In the Insert Picture dialog box, navigate to the folder where the graphic you want to use is located, and then double-click the graphic.
To add a caption below a picture
To size a label control to fit the text
To add a combo box control without using a wizard
On the Design tab, in the Controls group, look at the Use Control Wizards button. If the button is active (orange), click it to deactivate it.
In the Controls group, click the Combo Box button, and then drag diagonally in the form to draw a rectangle where you want the combo box to appear.
To copy the formatting of one control to another
To remove the record selector and scroll bar controls from a form
To create a form based on the fields in a table by using the Form wizard
In the Navigation Pane, under Tables, click the table in which you want to create the AutoForm.
On the Create tab, in the Forms group, click the More Forms button, and then in the list, click Form Wizard.
With the open table selected in the Tables/Queries list, click the Move All button to move all the table fields to the Selected Fields list, and then click Next.
On the second page of the wizard, choose the layout of the fields in the new form. On the third page, select a style option.
On the fourth page, with the Open the form to view or enter information option selected, click Finish.
To create a form and subform simultaneously
On the Create tab, in the Forms group, click the More Forms button, and then click Form Wizard.
On the first page of the Form wizard, in the Tables/Queries list, click the table on which you want to base the form. Then click the Move All button to include all the table fields in the new form.
To create the subform, display the Tables/Queries list, and then click the table on which you want to base the subform.
In the Available Fields list, double-click the fields you want to include in the subform to move them to the Selected fields list, and then click Next.
With your primary table and Form with subform(s) selected, click Next.
With Datasheet selected, click Next.
On the last page of the wizard, select a style, and then click Finish.
To add a subform to a form
Open the form in Design view. Then on the Design tab, in the Controls group, make sure the Use Control Wizards button is active (orange).
In the Controls group, click the Subform/Subreport button, and then drag diagonally to draw a rectangle in a section where you want to put the subform.
On the Subform wizard’s first page, with the Use existing Tables and Queries option selected, click Next.
In the Tables/Queries list, click the type of item you want to use.
Add fields to the Selected Fields list by double-clicking each field. Then click Next, select the options you want, and click Finish.