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Chapter 19: Working with Dialog Boxes and Menus

(This is section 3 of 3 in this chapter)

Summary

Once you know the basics of designing macros, you can make your database more "user friendly." Here you have learned how to use dialog boxes and menus to communicate with users.

Before you move on to Chapter 20, make sure you understand the following key concepts:

Within macros, you use a message box to provide information to whoever uses your database. A message box typically displays a short message and includes an OK button that users can click their mouse on to close the box.
The MsgBox action lets you control the message that Access displays in the message box, as well as the icon Access displays beside the message.
If you want Access to use one of your forms as a dialog box, set the properties of the form so they closely resemble the attributes of a dialog box.
A switchboard menu lets a user select from a series of on-screen choices. You can design a form that presents a switchboard menu that makes your database much easier to use.
Access allows you to quickly and easily customize menus and create entirely new menu systems you can attach to forms and reports.

In Chapter 20, you will learn the fundamentals of the Visual Basic for Applications programming language.

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