Access® 2013 Absolute Beginner’s Guide

13. Building Powerful Forms

In This Chapter

• What are form controls and how do I work with them?

• What is conditional formatting, and how do I use it?

• What form properties are available, and why are they useful?

• What control properties are available, and why are they important?

Forms enable you to display the information stored in your database. In Chapter 5, “Using Forms to Display and Modify Information,” you learned the basics to work with forms. Here you expand on your knowledge. You begin by working with controls. You then learn about conditional formatting where Access displays data in a control differently depending on the value associated with the control. Finally, you cover how to customize the behavior of both forms and controls ...