Database Applications/Forms

This lesson assists users in creating Microsoft Access forms that allows users to enter data into a database.

Objectives and Skills
Objectives and skills for this lesson include:

Readings

 * 1) McFadyen: Relational Databases and Microsoft Access - Chapter 3 (Microsoft Access Forms)

Multimedia

 * 1) Global: Access 2016 Creating Forms
 * 2) YouTube: Access 2016 Forms - Form Wizard
 * 3) YouTube: Access Control Wizard Command Button
 * 4) YouTube: How to add Button in Microsoft Access

Activities

 * 1) Complete the tutorial GCF Global: Creating Forms.
 * 2) Review McFadyen: Relational Databases and Microsoft Access - Chapter 4 (Microsoft Access Queries). Complete all of the exercises in Chapter 4.

Lesson Summary

 * Forms display and enter data.
 * A form is a front end for data entry and editing.

Key Terms

 * Form Wizard
 * A software wizard or setup assistant is a user interface type that presents a user with a sequence of dialog boxes that lead the user through a series of well-defined steps.


 * footer
 * Footers appear at the bottom of a page.


 * header
 * Headers are portions of a document that always appear at the top of a page.


 * label
 * A label is a graphical control element which displays text on a form.