The Design View Window
Standard toolbar
Drawing toolbar
Status bar: displays current
activity and settings.
This section provides an overview of the Design View window.
If a form is open in Fill View, click the Design button in the standard
toolbar or choose Design in the View menu to switch to Design View.
As a handy shortcut, Control-click over a blank area in the form to open a
shortcut menu. Choose Design in this menu.
The Design View window contains four toolbars and seven menus.
The Design View window also contains the calculation toolbar. Choose
Calculation in the Tools menu to display this toolbar. See Chapter 9,
Using Calculations, for detailed information.
Use Design View to edit and create fields on an existing form or to create
an entirely new form.
For detailed information on Design View and designing forms, see
Chapter 6, Designing a Form.
The Design View Window
Font/text toolbar
Arrange toolbar
Views and Form Usage 4-5