- What can you do with
FORMAT–>
FIELD/CONTROL–>
SETUP?
it lets you control how a FIELD PRESENTS ITSELF ON THE LAYOUT. You can add scroll bars, turn fields into pop up menus, checkboxes, radio, etc.
- What is
FORMAT–>
FIELD/CONTROL–>
BORDERS?
they can put or delete BORDERS around the FIELDS in BROWSE mode.
- What is a CONTROL STYLE?
p 166.
when you change something in TEXT, such as a different FONT or SIZE, it is called FORMATTING TEXT.
When you FORMAT FIELDS, you begin by choosing the overall style of the field, and this is called a CONTROL STYLE.
- What are the BASIC FIELD FORMATS under the CONTROL STYLE?
a. Edit Box
b. Drop Down List
c. Pop Up Menu
d. Checkbox Set
e. Radio Button Set
f. Drop Down Calendar
- What is the EDIT BOX?
A plain old entry, you can type anything into it.
- What is a DROP DOWN LIST?
When you click on it, it gives you a list of choices, from which you can choose, or click again and type something else (the list of choices is DEFINED BY A VALUE LIST).
- What is a POP UP MENU?
it FORCES you to PICK an item from a list, you cannot choose two items.
- What is a CHECKBOX SET?
it is a BLOCK OF CHOICES, EACH with a CHECKBOX beside it. If you choose multiple items, the field value is set to both items, each on a line by itself.
- What is a RADIO BUTTON SET?
just like a CHECKBOX SET, but YOU CAN ONLY PICK ONE ITEM.
- What is a DROP DOWN CALENDAR?
No explanation needed.
- Keep in mind that no matter which FORMAT you use, any one can PASTE any data they want, UNLESS:
YOU USE DATA VALIDATION ( p 111).
