Microsoft Office XP for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

Chapter 32. Creating a Form

Forms enable you and others to enter and edit data in a table in a convenient way, and they can also provide helpful instructions.

When you create a form (Figures 32.1 – 32.3), you add objects called controls, which can be labels, text boxes, blanks, empty fields, check boxes, buttons, radio buttons, and several other types of graphical objects. The controls on a form are displayed when you are entering or editing a table using the form, and they are also printed when you print the form.

Figure 32.1. A columnar form.

Figure 32.2. A ...