grid template

[Guest]

Hi everyone,
Is there a way to transfer a template for a form to build another with the
same layout? I have a form with an extensive amount of fields which I may
have to rebuild. The template would mark out the position of each field and
save me substantial time trying to align everything. I know that I can use
the align feature, but I was just curious if Access allowed templates for
this purpose.
One more thing: I am having some difficulty constructing a form. If you are
interested in helping, I have a discussion started already (see "error 3022
indexed linking field" thread) and would appreciate any insight.
Thanks in advance,

 

[Allan Murphy]

Make a copy of the form and rename it. You will need to change the data and
filed names etc.

 

[Al Camp]

Jason,
If you have a form designed and saved just the way you want it (say frmInvoice), you
can just SaveAs a different name (say frmTemplate). Now, anytime you want to create a new
form, based on that, just bring in frmTemplate, Save it using SaveAs to whatever new form
name you want.
Now you just ha to change the RecordSource, and the fields, without having to do all
the "create and layout" work.