To help you enter data into a complex table that contains a lot of
fields , you can create a form to help you arrange those fields in a more compact and perhaps more logical order. Unlike entering data in
List view, with a form, you can add instructions and informational text or graphics that make the form easier for someone else to enter the right data into the table.
If you think you might be entering the same information in multiple records, you can enter that data in a simple table with only one field, and then link to the resulting one-column list from the form. For example, to make entering the data for each CD in a music collection table easier, you might create a simple one column/field music categories table, with entries such as
jazz, rock, country , and so on. You could then make this music category list available to the CD form, so when you use the form later on to enter your CD collection, you can select the music category for each CD from a list instead of having to type the various categories over and over again as you enter information about each CD.
137. Create a Form
135 Create a Database , steps 59. Then enter the data for the single-column list using
List view. See
1. | Click Forms Click the Forms button on the Database pane of the Base window. |
2. | Click Use Wizard to Create Form Click the Use Wizard to Create Form link, shown in the Tasks list on the right side of the Base window. The Form Wizard appears.139 Enter Data Using a Form .) To make changes to the form before you use it, choose Modify the form. (See 138 Modify a Form .) Click |