Being lazy with form design

[Ani]

Hi folks
can I be lazy with form design? I have a query, designed a form. Works fine. I want to use the same query and form layout (will have different property settings) but do not want to create a new form and re-do the layout. Please can you tell me if there is there a way to copy the layout without the actual form just being a copy? Just experimenting.
Cheers
Ani

 

[Galaxiom]

I don't understand the problem. Just copy the form and change the properties you need to change.

Maybe you need to explain more.

 

[Ani]

I don't understand the problem. Just copy the form and change the properties you need to change.

Maybe you need to explain more.

Oh, I thought if I just copied the form it may lose the link to the control source?
Ani

 

[Galaxiom]

Everything comes with when you copy. The RecordSource property is preserved.

You can also pick a group of controls on a form (hold down Shift while you click, or draw a box across them). Then use the clipboard to paste them onto another form.

Most people want to know the opposite to your question. How to make the same form do different stuff. It is not unusual to dynamically alter the appearance of a form or change the RecordSource after it is open.

 

[Ani]

Thanks! I was going to copy and then try making the form do different things afterwards! I just wanted to check that copying like that wouldnt cause some sort of problem. Im playing with a basic form now to try and learn how to do more complicated things further down the line.
Cheers
Ani

 

[Ani]

OK, I dont understand quite what I have done.
Customer details table has customer details query then created customer details form.
The form opened with all records to flick through on the arrows. I want to open a form and flick through records in this way but also want a separate form to open as a blank for entering details.
I changed Data Entry to Yes. Great, I now have a blank form to enter details. So I tried copying the form to then change Data Entry to No so I can flick through records again.
I cannot seem to create a form from copying that will show all records.
Please does anyone know what I have missed, done wrong?
Thanks
Ani

 

[Ani]

Dont know what Ive done so started again with another query! So much for being lazy!