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The first step to entering data in a form is to open it from the main

database window.

1) Click the Forms icon in the

Database

list.

2) Find the form’s name in the

Forms

list (Vacations).

3) Double-click the form’s name.

The quickest way to enter a date in the Date field is to click the arrow

that opens the dropdown calendar. Then click the day the you want

(Figure 239). To change the month use the following steps. Then use

the

Tab

key to go to the Odometer field.

• Click the left arrow before September to go back one month

(August 2008).

• Click the right arrow after 2008 to go forward one month

(October 2008).

• Multiple clicks in either direction will change the month the same

number of times as the number of clicks. (The year also changes

as you move from January back to December or December

forward to January each time.)

Figure 239: Calendar dropdown

The Odometer, Tolls, and Motel fields are numerical fields. Enter

values directly into them, or use the

and

down arrows

. When the

value is entered, use the

Tab

key to go to the next field.

• Clicking the

up arrow

increases the value, and the

down arrow

decreases the value one unit.

• These two arrows only change the numerals to the left of the

decimal place.

• Numerals to the right of the decimal place must be changed by

deleting them and typing the desired ones.

The Motel's Payment field is a dropdown list. If as in my case, all of the

elements of the list start with different letters, typing the first letter

selects the desired letter.

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