Microsoft Access 2003- Working With Forms And Reports

This type of control can be bound to a Yes/No field. It can also added to an option group.

It works like a combo box, but it displayed differently. Records are displayed one at a time.

It performs an action or set of action when these button are clicked.

It is used to toggle an option, on or off. It is usually bound to a Yes/No field in the table.

It is used to start a new screen on a form, a new page on a printed form, or a new page of  a report.

It is used to separate the pages on a form.

It is one that linked to a table or query.

It also bound and unbound to an underlying record source. It is used to provide users with a list of values, that can either be bound to a field in the table, or unbound which stores values not tied in with any of the tables.

A bound text box displays records from an underlying table or query. it is used also to display the result of a computation.

What character must you place beside a field if it is used in an expression?

This often to decorate the form to make it look better and to make the records more readable.

These are simple graphic element that you can draw on a form to add as decoration.

It is used to provide a limited set of alternatives on a form. It includes values can use, which can be selected by just clicking on them.

It is used on a form to provide descriptive text for text boxes, buttons, frames, titles, or instruction.

This data type stores data and time values from the year 100 through 9999.

It is used to display images or pictures on a form or report.

They key uniquely identifies each record in a table.

• Primary key

• Key word

• Filed name

It is a query that when run displays its own dialog box prompting you for information, such as criteria for  retrieving records or a value you want to insert in a field.

• Parameter

• Select

• Crosstab

It is used to calculate and restructure data for easier analysis of your data. It calculates the sum, average, count, or type of total for data that is grouped by two types of information- one down the left side of the data sheet and another across the top.

• Parameter

• Select

• Crosstab

This option allows you to build a new table by entering data directly into the datasheet.

• Datasheet view

• Design view

• Link table

Unlike text data type, this can store up to maximum of 65, 535 characters.

• Memo

• Data/time

• Number

It is a database object to view, change, and analyze data in different ways.

• Query

• Form

• Report

These are element in an expression with values that do not change.

• Constants

• Text string

• Date

This data type allows alphanumeric characters and special symbols.

• Text

• Memo

• Auto number

These are values such as number, character, or date, which access evaluates exactly as written. “Carl”, 256.80, and # 26-Dec-02# or ’26-dec-02’ are examples of literals values.

• Constant

• Text string

• Literal value

It is most common type of query. It retrieves records from one or more tables and then displays the results in the order you want.

• Parameter

• Select

• Crosstab

It is a sign or symbol that specifies, operator, and values that produce a result.

• Operator

• Query

• Expression

These values in an expression that are identified by number signs (#) or sign (‘) quotation mark around the element.

• Constants

• Text string

• Date

It is a sign or a symbol that specifies the type of calculation to perform within an expression. There are mathematical, comparison. Logical and reference operators.

• Operator

• Query

• Expression