Access 2013 All-in-One For Dummies by Alison Barrows Joseph C. Stockman & Allen G. Taylor

Author:Alison Barrows, Joseph C. Stockman & Allen G. Taylor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Published: 2013-03-17T16:00:00+00:00

Figure 2-10: Setting the format for a number in a text box.

For a Date field, you can display a little calendar icon that the user can click to choose a date from a calendar. Set the Show Date Picker property to For dates.

If you want to make fancier numeric or date formats, see Book II, Chapter 1. Forms and reports can include calculated numbers and dates, too. An order form can display the sales tax based on the total amount of the order, for example. See Chapter 4 of this minibook for details on how to get Access to do the arithmetic for you.

Choosing Fonts, Colors, and Other Decorative Touches

You can format label and text box controls in lots of ways, almost as though you were using a word processor. When you select a text box, label, or other control with text, numbers, or dates in it, you can use the tools in the Font group on the Format tab on the Ribbon, as shown in Figure 2-11, or set properties on the Format tab of the property sheet. The choice is yours.

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