Re-Use a Form for new user - empty tables & data

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I designed a Call Log that autopopulates the date and the user enters data in
4 fields on the form. This data in the four field builds a "record" Each
record is data about a phone call and details associated with it.
I would like to share this "form" with my peers, but I cant figure out out
to send them a BLANK form, without all the records I have built over time.
How can I COPY the form and make a BLANK TEMPLATE that I can share with
others who can then use the form and build their own records of calls and
messages?
 
I think the easiest way, assuming you don't want to have a network
application that has *all* calls is to copy the entire database, and empty
the tables that have your specific data from the copy, and send them the new
..mdb file.

Hope that helps.

Sprinks
 
Understood. I agree and seems straightforward. However, intuitely I would
go to FILE or EDIT and look for a COPY option, or some other utility in TOOLS
that would help me "COPY TO NEW FILE".... but I dont see any of those
options. So I would just open up MY Computer, find the file, right click it
and copy it to a new location? Then open the copied file and edit it by
deleting all the records, leaving just the first empty record. Correct?
 
Yes, although you don't necessarily have to move it to a new location; you
can paste it as a Copy of... and rename it. Alternatively, if you want to
work within Access, start a new database, and use File, Get External Data,
and import all of the objects of your original into the new database file.

HTH
Sprinks
 
Is there a way I can obtain a copy of your template? I work at a college and
we're trying to design something similar in Access to log all outgoing calls.
Does your template allow for International calls?
 
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