Database Design Lab: MS Access Forms

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1 Database Design Lab: MS Access Forms 1. Download lab5.accdb and rename it to lab6.accdb. 2. View the Relationship (Database Tools tab) to get an overview of the data model. 3. Create a data entry form for the Author table. a) Select (i.e., click) the Author table in the Navigation pane & click the Form icon in the Create tab of the Ribbon. b) Modify the form as described below. i. Switch to Design View. ii. Click the Firstname textbox and drag it above the Lastname text box. iii. After clicking the Firstname textbox, click the group selector to select all the stacked controls.

2 iv. Select (i.e. click) Remove Layout in the Arrange tab of the Ribbon to remove the Stacked layout. v. Delete the Author_ID label and Drag the Author_ID textbox to the Form Header. Resize Author label in the Form Header Click & delete Author_ID label Resize the Author_ID text box Drag Author_ID to the Form Header

3 vi. Rearrange the layout of controls as shown below. vii. In Design View, click the Form Selector to select the entire form and set the Record Selector property (Format tab of Property Sheet) to No.

4 viii. Add a Find Record command button to Form Header. 1. Click the Button control icon in the Design tab and draw a square in the form header section. 2. Select Record Navigation category and Find Record action & click Next. 3. Select Binoculars (Find) picture & click Next 4. Type btnfind in the button name box & click Finish. ix. Add an Add New Record command button to form header. 1. Click the Button control icon in the Design tab and draw a square in the form header section. 2. Select Record Operations category and Add New Record action & click Next. 3. Select Go To New picture & click Next. 4. Type btnadd in the button name box & click Finish. 5. Change the following properties of the btnadd command button. Caption Picture Caption Arrangement Back Style &Add Record General Transparent

5 x. Add a Save Record command button to Form Header. -- Similar to Add New Record button creation (Action = Save Record)

6 xi. Add a Close Form command button to form header. 1. Click the Button control icon in the Design tab and draw a square in the form header section. 2. Select Form Operations category and Close Form action & click Next. 3. Select Exit Doorway picture & click Next. 4. Type btnclose in the button name box & click Finish. xii. View the form in Form View & save the form as frmauthor. 4. Create a Split Form for the Book table. a) Select (i.e., click) the Book table in the Navigation pane & click the Split Form icon in the Create tab of the Ribbon. b) Modify the form layout as desired.

7 c) Close the form after saving it as frmbook". 5. Create a Multiple Items Form for the Publisher table. a) Select (i.e., click) the Publisher table in the Navigation pane & click the Multiple Items Form icon in the Create tab of the Ribbon. b) Modify the form layout as desired. c) Copy the Command buttons from frmauthor. d) Close the form after saving it as frmpublisher". 6. Create a navigation menu

8 a) Click the Form Design icon in the Create tab of the Ribbon b) Click the Tab Control icon in the Design tab and draw a large box on the form. c) Click the Page1 tab, click Other tab of Property Sheet & change the Name property value to Data Entry. d) Click the Command button in the Design tab and draw a box in the Data Entry tab. e) Select Form Operations & Open Form and click Next. f) Select frmauthor and click Next. g) Select Open the form and show all the records and click Next.

9 h) Select Text, type Edit Author Information & click Finish.

10 i) Make buttons for Edit Book Information & Edit Publisher Information in a similar fashion. j) Add the Exit Application button. -- Category = Application, Action = Quit Application k) Change the Page2 tab to Search. l) Set Record Selectors & Navigation Buttons properties to No. m) Save the form as frmnavigation. Sample Lab Solution: Download lab6.accdb.