NEW! Microsoft Access Advanced Forms and Interfaces Course

Is it right for me?

Our Access Advanced Forms and Interfaces course is aimed at users who can design and build tables and queries for a relational database and who now wish to create a professional looking interface that makes it easy for others to use their database application.Access forms and reports provide a powerful interface that can be used to perform multiple tasks.You should be able to design and use Access databases and be able to build queries.

What will I get out of it?

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Create forms for interactive searching and display of search results
• Build simplified forms and use forms within forms
• Create interactive combo and list controls on forms
• Use macros and simple Visual Basic to make forms interactive
• Build a navigation system including custom menus and toolbars

Versions available

2003, 2007, 2010

Related courses in our range

• Access Database Design - Essentials
• Access Query Writing
• VBA in Access Part 1
• VBA in Access Part 2
• Crystal Reports
• Cognos Impromptu Report Design Course – Essentials

What does it cover?

Building search forms

• Creating an unbound form
• Using text boxes and combos
• Adding a command button
• Finding a record using a combo
• Finding a set of records using a combo
• Showing results in a new form
• Changing form properties

Forms with interactive controls

• Changing control types
• Editing combo properties
• Interactive combo controls
• Form controls that appear on command
• Creating inter-dependent controls
• Understanding control and form events
• Applying macro and visual basic commands to make it work
• Hiding and showing a control

Forms within forms

• Using the form wizard
• Adding a sub form
• Creating a subform using “drag and drop”
• Changing form and subform properties
• Creating a linked form
• Checking parent / child properties

Tab controls on forms

• Creating a multi-table record source
• Adding a tab control
• Changing properties
• Captions and Pages

Creating a navigation switchboard

• Starting the switchboard manager
• Creating switchboard pages
• Switchboard properties
• Customising the switchboard
• Add commands to switchboard pages