Access 2016 Intermediate

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Lesson 9 – Manipulating Form Controls in Design View

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Step-by-Step

Size a control by dragging a sizing handle.

If you have not been using the Customer Sales form, open the Customer Sales 2 form in Design view.

Steps

Practice Data

1. Select the controls you want to size. Sizing handles appear around the controls. 2. Point to the desired sizing handle. The mouse pointer changes into a double-headed arrow. 3. Drag the sizing handle in the desired direction to expand or contract the control. An image of the control appears as you drag and then the controls are sized.

Click the Sales to Date text box

Point to the sizing handle in the middle of the right edge of the Sales to Date text box Drag the sizing handle to the left until it is slightly longer than the text it contains

Practice the Concept: Reduce the size of the Store Name and Credit Limit bound controls so that they are slightly longer than the text they contain.

S IZING C ONTROLS A UTOMATICALLY

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Discussion

The Arrange contextual tab has formatting buttons you can select to size controls automatically. Use these buttons to improve the appearance of a form or report by giving the display a consistent and orderly look.

The available sizing options are listed in the following table:

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