How do you delete a record from a table?

There are certain best practices for databases that are not widely known. One of these best practices is using forms to add, browse, or edit records. Often, we use the Datasheet view to do all of these things.

There is nothing inherently wrong with doing things this way, but using the datasheet view for all of these things can lead to user error, as this view is not the friendliest view.

What is the purpose of a form in ms access?

It is a view that makes users nervous, even though they probably won’t admit it, because a user is looking at too many records at the same time. If the user clicks on the wrong records (which can easily happen when there are numerous columns of information) to make a change, then the data is corrupted, which may go undiscovered for a long period of time.

This can lead to important decisions being made based on corrupt data.

Best Practice: Forms

Instead, we should use forms for adding, browsing, and editing records, so that the user knows they are looking at the correct records before any changes are made to them.

If we need to review many records at once, then the Reports

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