Access makes it possible for you to create powerful and complex forms, but there will be plenty of occasions when a simple form that contains all of the fields from a table will meet your needs. Creating a simple form is a straightforward process. You simply select the table from which you want to create your form, then tell Access you want to create a simple form based on that table and you’re done. If you’d like more control over the form you create, you can use the Form Wizard, which enables you to choose the data source, the type of the form, and the form’s appearance.

Step through the Form Wizard

1. Click the Create tab.

2. Click More Forms.

3. Click Form Wizard.

4. Click the Tables/Queries down arrow.

5. Click the table to provide the values and structure for the form.

6. Click a field in the Available Fields box and then click either of the following:

   1. Click Add to add the selected field.

   2. Click Add All to add all fields to the form.

7. Click Next.

8. Select the layout for the form.

9. Click Next.

10. Click the name of the style for the form.

11. Click Next.

12. Type a name for the form.

13. Click Finish.

    
    

Tip

You can remove a field from the Selected Fields box by clicking the field and then clicking Remove. Clicking Remove All clears the Selected Fields box.

Tip

You should create a sample form of each of the four main types (Columnar, Tabular, Justified, and Datasheet) to see which type best meets your needs in a particular situation.