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Hi, I'm creating my first Access app. I just created my first form with a command button. I have it working, but I can't figure out how to give it a special effect. I've applied 3D special effects to all the other controls on my form. I don't see any option for special effect on the...

Just realized the wording of the title of my post and the body are kind of confusing. I mean I can't see Layout View after using the datasheet form wizard that is under More Forms, but I can after using the Form Wizard that is right on the ribbon. HTH . . .

Hi -- another novice question -- When I try to create a new form using these steps: click on table Create More Forms Datasheet it will create a form for me, but I can only see it in Form View and Design View. How do I get Layout View? When I create forms the Form Wizard or using...

Thx for the link. It looks useful and will be what I look at next. I must have tried the combobox wizard 15 times by now and I can't get what I want -- where could I find documentation on how to use or a tutorial that is free? Yes, the learning curve from procedural to event driven...

Thx, Boyd, for quick response. The problem is that I've never set up a combobox before and don't know what I'm doing with them. (It's not that I'm completely untechnical -- I have experience as a Cobol programmer and doing tech support.) Here's two things I experiemented with: 1. Set up...

Hi, I'm designing my very first Access app! Two of my table are Reports and ReportTypes. There are only 4 records in ReportTypes and this is unlikely to ever change. Here is my table structure: ReportTypes table only has 2 fields: ReportTypeID ReportTypeDescription (8 char) Reports table...