Chapter 9. Advanced Form Techniques
IN THIS CHAPTER
- Why This Chapter Is Important
- What Are the Form Events, and When Do You Use Them?
- What Are the Section and Control Events, and When Do You Use Them?
- Referring to Me
- What Types of Forms Can I Create, and When Are They Appropriate?
- Using Built-In Dialog Boxes
- Adding Custom Menus, Toolbars, and Shortcut Menus to Your Forms
- Taking Advantage of Built-In, Form-Filtering Features
- Including Objects from Other Applications: Linking Versus Embedding
- OpenArgs
- Switching a Form's Record Source
- Power Combo Box and List Box Techniques
- Power Subform Techniques
- Automatic Error Checking
- Viewing Object Dependencies
- AutoCorrect Options
- Propagating Field Properties
- Windows XP Theme Support
- Synchronizing a Form with Its Underlying Recordset
- Creating Custom Properties and Methods
- Practical Examples: Applying Advanced Techniques to Your Application