Creating a Form Automatically From an Existing Table

This article describes the steps needed to create a form automatically from an existing table.

Forms offer a way to access information in database tables. Forms often display the same fields as tables, but they display only one record at a time.

Follow these steps to automatically create a form from an existing table.

1. Select the Forms Tab from the primary toolbar.
2. Select New from the secondary toolbar.
3. Fill-in the Name of the form: Products.
4. Fill-in the Description (this is optional).
5. Select the Data Source to base the form on from the dropdown box.
6. Check the auto-create a default form check-box.
7. Select the column Layout.
8. Click Submit.
9. Form Designer will open to preview the Form layout.
10. If satisfied with the layout, click Save and exit Form Designer.