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Introduction | Creating a Database | Tables | Queries | Forms | Reports
MS Access 2000
Forms
A form is a type of a database object that is primarily used to
enter or display data in a database. You can also use a form as
a switchboard that opens other forms and reports in the database,
or as a custom dialog box that accepts user input and carries
out an action based on the input.
Most forms are bound to one or more tables and queries in the database.
A form's record source refers to the fields in the underlying tables
and queries. A form need not contain all the fields from each of
the tables or queries that it is based on.
Graphic elements, such as lines and rectangles, are stored in the
form's design. You can design a form to be an attractive and useful
front-end to add data to and analyze data from your tables.
You create a link between a form and its record source by using
graphical objects called controls. The most common type of control
used to display and enter data is a text box.
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