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Chapter 7: Databases and Data Sources

The new form control might have a different look than the other controls on the form. In the

Calendar database, we had to do the following:

1. Double-click the list box to bring up the Properties dialog box.

2. Set the Border color property to Black.

3. Click the ellipsis (three dots (...)) button that is to the right of the Background color

property field.

4. In the Color dialog box, set the Red, Green and Blue values each to 221. Click OK.

5. Close the Properties dialog.

Field background colors may be matched by checking the background color values of the

other fields on the form.

Now, however, the form seems to have two Type fields and one Type label.

1. Click the Type field that was created by the wizard.

2. Right-click the field and choose Group > Edit Group.

3. If the text box itself is not selected, click away from the textbox then back on it to

select just the field, not the label.

4. Delete the field by pressing the Delete key on the keyboard.

5. Move the Type list box to where the text field was so that the list box replaces it.

6. Select both the list box and the label (click one, hold down the shift key and click the

other).

7. Right-click the selection and choose Group > Group.

Adding a combo box to a form

Another way to make data entry easier is to add a combo box to a form. The combo box,

unlike the list box, can only display the value it is adding to the field. That is, when choosing

from a list box, an identifier (such as a number) is put into the related field whereas with a

combo box the actual value of the combo box is put into the field.

The Location field is a good candidate for a combo box. While editing the New Appointment

form:

1. On the Form Controls toolbar, usually at the bottom of the screen, click the

Combo Box button.

2. Click and drag a combo box in an empty area of the form. The Combo Box wizard

will open.

3. On the first screen, Table Selection, click Appointments.

4. Click Next.

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