Create a form

1. In the Database window, click Forms under Objects.
2. Click the New button on the Database window toolbar.
3. In the New Form dialog box, click one of the following wizards:
   • AutoForm: Columnar    Each field appears on a separate line with a label to its left.
   • AutoForm: Tabular    The fields in each record appear on one line, with the labels displayed once at the top of the form.
   • AutoForm: Datasheet    The fields in each record appear in row-and-column format, with one record in each row and one field in each column. The field names appear at the top of each column.
   • AutoForm: PivotTable    The form opens in PivotTable view. You can add fields by dragging them from the field list to the different areas in the view.
   • AutoForm: PivotChart    The form opens in PivotChart view. You can add fields by dragging them from the field list to the different areas in the view.
4. Click the table or query that includes the data you want to base your form on.
5. Click OK.

Microsoft Access applies the last autoformat you used to the form. If you haven't created a form with a wizard before or haven't used the AutoFormat command on the Format menu, it uses the Standard autoformat.

Tip

1. In the Database window, click Forms under Objects.
2. Click the New button on the Database window toolbar.
3. In the New Form dialog box, click the wizard that you want to use. A description of the wizard appears in the left side of the dialog box.
4. Click the name of the table or other record source that includes the data you want to base your form on.

   Note  You don't need to do this step if you selected Form Wizard or PivotTable Wizard in step 3— you can specify the record source for the form later.

5. Click OK.
6. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

   If the resulting form doesn't look the way you want, you can change it in Design view, PivotTable view, or PivotChart view.

Notes

• If you want to include fields from multiple tables and queries in your form, don't click Next or Finish after selecting the fields from the first table or query in the Form Wizard. Repeat the steps to select a table or query, and pick fields that you want to include in the form, until you have selected all the required fields.

• If you click one of the AutoForm options, Microsoft Access uses the autoformat you last specified, either in the Form Wizard or using the AutoFormat command on the Format menu in Design view.

1. In the Database window, click Forms under Objects.
2. Click the New button on the Database window toolbar.
3. In the New Form dialog box, click Design View.
4. Click the name of the table or other record source that includes the data you want to base your form on. If the form won't contain data (for example, if you want to create a form to use as a switchboard to open other forms or reports, or if you want to create a custom dialog box), don't select anything from this list.

   Tip

   If you want to create a form that uses data from more than one table, base your form on a query.

5. Click OK.

Microsoft Access displays the form in Design view.