How to make forms look nice

[Nixx1401]

I would like to design some access forms that look like how websites look any suggestions?

 

[theDBguy]

For starters, try using a Navigation Form.

 

[arnelgp]

you need to have a creative mind, specially on designing your UI.

 

[Deleted member 147267]

This might be of interest in your quest.

Theme Manager for Forms

Attached is an Access 2010 app that will allow you to customize the colors of all the forms in your app in a consistent fashion. This can save you literally dozens of hours over trying to modify a bunch of forms manually. The app has 70 preset schemes that you can modify (if you don't like the...

www.accessforums.net

Navigation form? Now that's a suggestion I wouldn't have expected.

 

[theDBguy]

This might be of interest in your quest.

Theme Manager for Forms

Attached is an Access 2010 app that will allow you to customize the colors of all the forms in your app in a consistent fashion. This can save you literally dozens of hours over trying to modify a bunch of forms manually. The app has 70 preset schemes that you can modify (if you don't like the...

www.accessforums.net

Navigation form? Now that's a suggestion I wouldn't have expected.

That suggestion was based on the request for something "web like." That's all.

 

[deletedT]

Any where to download Access icon/png files for forms/buttons?

 

[Gasman]

This site was mentioned in another thread I believe?

https://icons8.com/

Icons in Access

I've learned a lot in the last week and this site and Google have been kind to me except for this: How do i find, call up or download images / icons/ bitmaps like the one that seem to be on a lot of default forms? (Attached) I've downloaded .ico and .png and .bmp files but they are "blocky"...

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[Uncle Gizmo]

I would like to design some access forms that look like how websites look any suggestions?

Microsoft provide a set of sample databases. Some of them have interesting designs. It might pay you to peruse them and see if there's any interesting techniques they use to get nice looking forms that you can apply in your project.

If you don't know how to download the sample databases have a look at my web page here:-

Northwind Downloads - Nifty Access

Northwind Downloads Microsoft provide some very nice downloadable databases which you can use to get an insight into how Microsoft Access functions. In particular, and I believe it was the first, or at least one of the first examples, "The Northwind Database" is a fine example of an invoicing...

www.niftyaccess.com

Look at the video:- "Setup the Northwind dB" which demonstrates how to download the Northwind sample database. You can apply the same technique to download the other samples.

 

[isladogs]

@Nixx1401
You may find a lot of useful information in this lengthy thread from last year

What makes good design?

Talking of design, Daniel Pineault (owner of the excellent DevHut website) has the following two quotes as part of his UA signature:

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