Introduction
Welcome
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Use the exercise files
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Add exercise files to a trusted location
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Challenges explained
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1. Introduction to Forms
The benefit of well designed forms
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Design for the end user
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Get to know the H+ Sport database
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Create a form with the form wizard
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Refine the form design in Layout view
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2. Form Design Basics: Creating an Employee Directory
Organize the form design
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Format objects and the Format Painter
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Object alignment
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Anchor controls
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Modify form properties
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Combine text boxes
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Add a form header
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Challenge: Exploring form properties
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Solution: Exploring form properties
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3. Form and Report Controls
Label control
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Lines and rectangles
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Organize screen space with tabs
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Button controls
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Link to external content
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Select data with a combo box
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Control input with option groups
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Attach external documents
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Add images to a form
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Embed a subform control
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Display a chart
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Link form controls
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Set the default properties for objects
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Edit the Tab Stop sequence
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4. Getting Around the Database
Create a main menu
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Refine button macros
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Create a data entry form
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Finalize the customer form
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Challenge: Navigate the database
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Solution: Navigate the database
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5. Report Layout
Organize records with group and sort
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Understanding report structure
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Build a report with the wizard
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Build a report from a query
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Format the report in Design view
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Apply conditional formatting rules
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Create calculation fields
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Add a report header
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Segment data into groups
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Challenge: Create an employee report
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Solution: Create an employee report
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6. Linking Forms and Reports: Creating a Profit Summary
Build the query
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Create the report structure
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Add data to the report
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Connect the form
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Connect the query
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Add line numbers to the report
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Launch the Main Menu form at startup
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7. Printing and Exporting Reports
Examine the Print Preview tab
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Automate the workflow with macros
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8. Populating Business Documents
Prepare the scanned template
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Select a single record from the database
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Construct the I-9 report
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Create a form letter
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Ex_Files_Access_2016_Forms_Reports.zip
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