[AccessD] Split form wizard

Agree Tony.  You can also make the tabs contextual (ie, make them visible or not) depending on what the task at hand is. 
That way you can have many tabs on a single form, but only show the handful that is relevant for that user at that time.
 
My only advice is not to go silly with them (ie having too many tabs visible is confusing for the user) and group the controls on each tab in a logical way.  Get someone other than yourself to sanity check it.

Cheers
Darryl.

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tony Septav
Sent: Wednesday, 19 November 2014 2:15 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Split form wizard

Hey Susan
It has been a long time since I responded to this list. I always used TABS for multi-information forms.  I just found they provided a more intuitive approach for the user.

Tony Septav
Nanaimo, BC
Canada

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
Sent: November-18-14 5:59 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Split form wizard

I originally considered a set of tabs, but decided against them in the end, but maybe I should reconsider them for this part -- worth thinking about.
Thank you for the reminder.

Susan H.

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Charlotte Foust <charlotte.foust at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The tab control is your friend and is what I generally use for this 
> purpose.  I don't know whether the navigation control was available in 
> 2007.
>
> Charlotte
>
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I'll check it out tomorrow Charlotte. At this point, I'm percolating 
> > how
> to
> > combine three different "health" related topics into one form -- to 
> > make data entry, and my job, a bit easier. They'll enter general 
> > health
notes,
> > weight, and vaccines. I don't want to consider dumping them into one
> table,
> > but it would be so neat if I could display them all in one form.
Thinking
> > about it -- specify an animal and enter an item for any of these 
> > three health-related items.
> >
> > Susan H.
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Charlotte Foust < 
> > charlotte.foust at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Don't know about 2007, but 2013 has a different take on "split forms".
> > In
> > > 2013, a split form wizard is on the Create ribbon under More Forms
> > >
> > > Charlotte
> > >
> > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 8:00 AM, Susan Harkins 
> > > <ssharkins at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > In 2003, you could base a form on a query with related tables in 
> > > > a one-to-many relationship and one of the form wizards would 
> > > > help you
> > > create
> > > > a main/subform form. I can't find it in 2007 -- is it gone?
> > > >
> > > > Susan H.
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