Adding Smart Tags to Your Forms
You use smart tags to perform tasks such as scheduling appointments, emailing letters, and adding Outlook contacts, all based on data displayed on an Access form. You can even determine the weather, or get the latest news on each city that appears on an Access form!
Adding a Smart Tag to a Form
It's extremely simple to add a smart tag to an Access form. Here are the steps involved:
Figure 5.45. The Data Properties tab of the Properties window with the Smart Tags property selected.

Figure 5.46. The Smart Tags dialog allows you to select the smart tag you wish to add.

Figure 5.47. After you click OK, a smart tag appears in the Smart Tags property.

Using a Smart Tag
After you have added a smart tag to a control, you will notice smart tag action buttons when you view the form in Form view (see Figure 5.48). Click the action button for a particular record to see the actions available for that smart tag. In Figure 5.49 you can see that the Person Name smart tag has the Send Mail, Schedule a Meeting, Open Contact, and Add to Contacts menu items all associated with it. Figure 5.50 shows the result of selecting the Schedule a Meeting menu item.
Figure 5.48. After adding a smart tag, smart tag action buttons appear when you display the form in Form view.

Figure 5.49. Click the Action button for a particular control on the form to see the actions available for that smart tag.

Figure 5.50. After selecting the Schedule a Meeting menu item, a new meeting appears.
