Agee Software, Inc.

Standard Features on Continuous Forms

User friendly features on Microsoft Access continuous form

  1. Find box filters records for any text field, exact match or contains
  2. Status bar text shows what is expected in each field as you tab through it
  3. Shortcut keys like Alt-F for Find
  4. Link at top of column sorts ascending. Second click sorts descending
  5. Edit link above combo opens Combo form to record in the combo
  6. Arrow down/up for Next/Prev record
  7. Tool tip help when you hover over link or button
  8. Primary key and other locked fields etched for quick identification
  9. Tab order logical and excludes locked fields
  10. Date field double click enters today's date or blanks
  11. Date field numeric +/- adds/subtracts a day
  12. Sel checkbox for reports, data integrity fix, bulk del, export or data recovery
  13. Sel All / Clear x Sel recs. Used with Find to Sel or Clear found recs.
  14. Alt-Z audit trail shows last user and when rec was last updated
  15. Record counter 1 of x recs
  16. Form header color coded like Main menu for super or normal user or forced quit
  17. Form name in caption
  18. Delete button enabled only for super users
  19. Link to related table shows count of related records
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