Access 2000

Introduction

By the end of this lesson, learners should be able to:

• Edit form records

Editing Form Records

In the previous lesson, you learned to open an existing form, navigate a form, and add a form record.

Editing a form record is very easy. If you can locate a record and type a correction, you can edit a form record.

To Edit a Form Record:

• Using the status area to navigate the forms, display the form record you want to edit.
• The record displays on the screen.

Editing Form Records - Continued

To Edit a Form Record:

• Select a word in the field to be modified. The existing data is selected and a blinking insertion point appears.

• Type a correction.
• The corrected data will be saved with the record.

Challenge!

Edit a form record.

• Open the Great Lake Elementary database.
• In the database window, choose the Forms tab from the Object palette.
• Double-click the New Student form to open it.
  
  
• Using the status area to navigate the forms, display any record. You may wish to edit the record you created about Amanda Lewis (in Challenge lesson 6).
• Click in any field you wish to modify. The existing data is selected and a blinking insertion point appears.
• Type a correction.
• The corrected data will be saved with the record.
• Close the New Student form.