Creating a Form Manually

This article describes the steps needed to create a form manually.

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 manually.

1. Select the Forms Tab from the primary toolbar.
2. Select New from the secondary toolbar.
3. Fill-in the Name of the form.
4. Fill-in the Description (this is optional)
5. Select the Data Source to base the form on from the dropdown box
6. Select the column Layout
7. Click Submit
8. Form Designer will open to allow you to create your form.
9. Expand the different Field options to select desired field type.
10. Drag the desired field into form.
11. Fill-in the Form Label:
12. The Field Name will auto-complete with the label name or select the field name from the drop down box. This list is derived from the existing fields in the table.
13. Repeat until design is completed.
14. Click the Save button when finished.
15. Click the X button to close the Form Designer window.