Create a Startup Form

The first step in turning your database into a custom application is to create a startup form. This form appears whenever someone opens your database. Although a startup form looks like any database form, it can include special text to identify the database and to welcome users.

New Object button

To begin creating a startup form, click the New Object arrow, and then click New Form. Double-click Design View, and then create a label on the form.

Want to change the appearance of a label?   Click the label to select it, and then select formatting options from the Formatting toolbar. Add a logo or clip art to the startup form   Click Picture (Insert menu).

Office Assistant button

Want to know more?   Look up Getting Results - Create Application in Help.