Access module 3

Illustrated Access 2016 | Module 3: SAM Project 1a

C:\Users\akellerbee\Documents\SAM Development\Design\Pictures\g11731.png Illustrated Access 2016 | Module 3: SAM Project 1a

Trips Database

USING FORMS

GETTING STARTED

1. Open the file IL_AC16_3a_FirstLastName_1.accdb, available for download from the SAM website.

1. Save the file as IL_AC16_3a_FirstLastName_2.accdb by changing the “1” to a “2”.

1. Hint: If you do not see the .accdb file extension in the Save As file dialog box, do not type it. Access will add the file extension for you automatically.

To complete this Project, you will also need to download and save the following support file from the SAM website:

· Support_IL_AC16_3a_House.jpg

Open the _GradingInfoTable table and ensure that your first and last name is displayed as the first record in the table. If the table does not contain your name, delete the file and download a new copy from the SAM website.

PROJECT STEPS

1. Use the Form Wizard to create a form based on the Customers table with the following options:

a. Include all fields from the Customers table in the form.

b. Select the Columnar layout for the form.

c. Set the title of the form to Customer Entry Form, then open it in Design View.

With the Customer Entry Form open in Design View, change the Default value property of the State text box to CO. Save the form, then switch to Form View.

Use the Customer Entry Form to navigate to the record with the CustNo field value 4. Change the Phone field value of this record to 555-111-7878.

Use the Customer Entry Form to add a new record to the Customers table with the field values shown in Figure 1 below. (Hint: The CustNo field is an AutoNumber field.)

Figure 1: Customer Entry Form

Switch to Layout View for the Customer Entry Form, then change the font color of the Customer Entry Form label in the Form Header section to Automatic (black) and bold. Save and close the Customer Entry Form.

2. Create a split form based on the Trips table, then save the form as Trips Split Form.

Switch to Form View for the Trips Split Form. Navigate to the record with the TripNo field value 7. Change the TripName field value for this record to Aspen Development Project. Close the Trips Split Form.

Use Figure 2 on the next page as a reference when modifying the Trip Schedule form in Steps 8–18.

Figure 2: Trip Schedule Form

Open the Trip Schedule form in Design View, then change the Trip Schedule label in the Form Header section to read Trip and Schedule Form.

3. With the Trip Schedule form still open in Design View, delete the Insert Observation House label in the Form Header section.

4. With the Trip Schedule form still open in Design View, do the following:

a. Insert the file Support_IL_AC16_3a_House.jpg, available for download from the SAM website, at the top of the Form Header section, at the 3" mark on the horizontal ruler.

b. Resize the image to position it at the top of the Form Header section, between the 3" and 5" marks on the horizontal ruler, and between the 0" and 1.5" marks on the vertical ruler.

In the Trip Schedule form, drag the right edge of the form to the left, so that the form is only 5" wide.

In the Trip Schedule form, drag the top edge of the Detail section up, so that the Form Header section is 1.5" tall.

In the Trip Schedule form, select all 10 labels in the Detail section of the Trip Schedule form, then right-align the text within the labels. (Hint: Do not right align the controls in the form.)

5. In the Trip Schedule form, do the following:

a. Delete the Price label

b. Move the Price text box to the right of the TripNo text box.

c. Position the Price text box so that the left edge is at the 3" mark on the horizontal ruler and the top edge is aligned with the top edge of the TripNo text box.

6. In the Trip Schedule form, resize the TripStartDate text box to be approximately the same width as the calculated date for the trip end date. (Hint: The trip end date is a calculated value in the text box just below the Duration text box.)

7. In the Trip Schedule form, change the Tab Stop property for the TripNo text box to No.

8. In the Trip Schedule form, change the tab order for the form so that the Price field is first.

In the Trip Schedule form, add a new text box to the Detail section of the form, to the right of the Duration text box. Modify the new text box and its associated label using the following options:

a. Change the new label text to Cost/Night.

b. Enter the expression =[Price]/[Duration] in the text box.

c. Change the Format property for the new text box to Currency.

d. Switch to Layout View, then move and resize the new label and text box as shown in Figure 2 on the previous page.

e. Save the Trip Schedule form.

9. Switch to Form View for the Trip Schedule form, then navigate to the last record in the form. (Hint: The TripNo field value for this record is 55.) Change the Duration field value for this record to 4.

10. Using the Trip Schedule form, navigate to the second record in the form. (Hint: The TripNo field value for this record is 9.) Change the Trip Name value for this record to Biking for Ecology.

11. In the Trip Schedule form, use the Find feature to find the trip record where the City field value equals Islamorada. Change the Duration field value for this record to 5. Close the Trip Schedule form.

Save and close any open objects in your database. Compact and repair your database, close it, then exit Access. Follow the directions on the SAM website to submit your completed project.

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