Estate Agent's Topic - Setting up a House Database

You are now ready to set up a...

 SWITCHBOARD...

A "switchboard" is a window that has buttons on it that make it easier to use your database

• Click the "Tools" menu and select "Database Utilities"
• Then click "Switchboard Manager"
• Click "Yes" on the next screen that asks if you want to set up a switchboard
• Click "Edit" on the Switchboard Manager window
• Click "New" on the Edit Switchboard window
• In the "Text" field type - Add a New Property
• In the "Command" field select "Open form in Add Mode"
• In the "Form" Field select your House form
• Then Click "OK"
• Close the "Edit Switchboard window"
• Close the "Switchboard Manager" window
• Double Click the "Switchboard" in the forms window... What happens?

If you have got this far you should now have a switchboard on your database - Well Done

You can now use this button on the switchboard to bring up a form to enter new details of properties...

We can also add other buttons to do other tasks on your database such as searching for certain information.

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