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Skill 4.15 Modifying The Layout of A Form or Report

The document discusses modifying the layout of forms and reports in Access. It describes how to add or remove rows and columns using the Arrange tab. Padding between layout elements can be adjusted by selecting the layout and choosing a padding size. Users can split or merge layout areas and insert rows or columns by right-clicking. The skill encourages practicing these layout techniques on sample forms and reports.

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Skill 4.15 Modifying The Layout of A Form or Report

The document discusses modifying the layout of forms and reports in Access. It describes how to add or remove rows and columns using the Arrange tab. Padding between layout elements can be adjusted by selecting the layout and choosing a padding size. Users can split or merge layout areas and insert rows or columns by right-clicking. The skill encourages practicing these layout techniques on sample forms and reports.

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Access - Chapter 4 - Working with

Forms and Reports

Modifying the Layout of a Form or Report


The default layouts created by Access may not provide the layout you want for your form or report. For both
forms and reports, use the features available in Layout view from the Arrange tab to modify the layout to suit
your needs.
To add a new empty row or column to the control layout:
1. Select a control in the layout.
2. From form or report Layout view, on the Arrange tab, in the Rows & Columns group, click the appropriate
button to control where the new row or column will be inserted: Insert Above, Insert Below, Insert Left,
or Insert Right.

FIGURE AC 4.36

To remove a row or column from the control layout, right-click anywhere in the row or column, and select
Delete Row or Delete Column from the right-click menu.
Padding refers to the space between the layout rows and columns. By default, Access uses the Narrow
padding setting which includes a little space between layout rows and columns, but not much.
To modify the padding for the entire form or report:
1. From form or report Layout view, on the Arrange tab, in the Rows & Columns group, click the Select
Layout button to select the entire layout.
2. From form or report Layout view, on the Arrange tab, in the Position group, click the Control Padding
button and select the padding option you want: None, Narrow, Medium, or Wide.

FIGURE AC 4.37

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From form or report Layout view, on the Arrange tab, in the Merge/Split group:
To split a layout column into two columns, click the Split Horizontally button.
To split a layout row into two rows, click the Split Verically button.
To merge two layout areas into a single row or column, select the layout areas you want to merge,
and then click the Merge button. Access will merge layout areas only if at least one of them is
empty.

another method
You can modify the form or report layout by right-clicking a control or layout area. Point to Insert and
select an option to insert a layout row or column.
let me try Live!
If the database is not already open, open the data file AC04-15-Spa and try this skill on your own:
1. If necessary, open the AppointmentDetails form in Layout view.
2. Insert a new row into the form layout above the LastName controls.
3. Save the form. Keep the AppointmentDetails form open if you are moving on to the next skill; close it if
you are finished working with these skills.
4. If necessary, open the AppointmentsSchedule report in Layout view.
5. Apply the Medium padding option to the entire report layout.
6. Save the report. Keep the AppointmentsSchedule report open if you are moving on to the next skill;
close it if you are finished working with these skills.

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