Access 2016 Intermediate

Lesson 8 – Using Controls and Layouts

Access 2016

4. On the Arrange tab in the Table group select the Stacked button

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Step-by-Step

Create a stacked layout.

Open the Customer Data Entry form in Design view, if necesary.

Steps

Practice Data

1. Click the desired control. The control is highlighted .

Click Customer Number

2. Hold down the [Shift] key and select the other controls you want to add to the layout Access highlights all the controls within the layout. 3. On the Arrange tab in the Table group select the desired layout. The selected controls are added to a stacked control layout.

Hold down [Shift] and select Store Name and Contact Name

Click

Notice you can now move the controls in the layout as one unit. Drag the layout up approximately one inch to just below the form header.

Close the form without saving.

U SING A T ABULAR L AYOUT

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Discussion

In tabular layouts, controls are arranged like a spreadsheet in columns and rows, with labels at the top. Access automatically creates a tabbed layout when you create a new report by using the Report button or the Blank Report button in the Reports group on the Create tab.

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