MS Access Formatting Forms and ReportsMS Access - Formatting Forms and Reports
Formatting Forms and Reports
Formatting Fonts with the Formatting Toolbar
Changing Text Alignment
Using AutoFormat
Changing Colors
Applying Special Effects
Using the Format Painter
Adding Pictures and Lines
Aligning Controls with One Another
Changing a Control's Formatting Properties
Review
Forms and reports created with a Microsoft Access Wizard are informative and functionalbut they are rarely well designed. Some of the forms and reports set up by the or are even downright ugly. Don't worrythis tutorial will help you fix the design of your forms and reports.
This tutorial guides you through the process of creating sharp-looking forms and reports that have colorful fonts, neat-looking borders, even controls with 3-D effects. This tutorial explains how to format your forms and reports to make them more visually attractive and easier to read. You will learn how to change the appearance, size, and color of fonts and how to align text inside a control. This tutorial also describes how you can add pictures and graphics to your forms and reports.