2007 Microsoft® Office System Step by Step, Second Edition

Key Points

• A form is an organized and formatted view of some or all of the fields from one or more tables or queries. Forms work interactively with the tables in a database. You use controls in the form to enter new information, to edit or remove existing information, or to locate information.

• The quickest way to create a form that includes all the fields from one table is by using the Form tool. You can easily customize the form later in Design view.

• When you know what table to base your form on, and have an idea of how the form will be used, you can use the Form Wizard to quickly create a form. You can make modifications to the form in Design view.

• The two most common views to work with forms in are Form view, in which you view or enter data, and ...