Microsoft Access Blank Database Template, Simple Customer Database, Main Menu Form, Free Download

Learn how to set up a blank database template that you can use for all of your Microsoft Access projects. This way you don't have to keep making the same design changes over and over again. We'll make a single form, a continuous form, and main menu form. You will learn how to set your database to overlapping windows instead of tabs. For the menu form we'll disable record selectors, navigation buttons, and scroll bars and set it as the database startup form. We'll turn off alternating background colors in continuous forms. We'll set Allow Deletions to false. Better to "soft" delete records. Then I'll show you how to use all of that by creating a simple customer table, customer form, and customer list form.
Robert from Mexico City (a Gold Member) asks: I see in a lot of your videos you start off with a simple blank template. I, too, build a lot of new databases from scratch. How did you set that up? Any tips?
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[@theecobazar6359]

Hi Sir Nice Video. I like this Video......... Thanks Sir For Blank Database Template Video uploading

[@599CD]

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[@harmonrebb7858]

Hi Richard Thank you for your very professional video tutorials about MSAccess. I have been doing programming since punched tapes and cards but with MSAccess I began a few days ago. I am Hungarian and as a retired person I found an endless occupation: learning Chinese language. I built up a database for Chinese words I have learned. Tried to use a search button upon your tutorial a problem came across to me. Inputbox could accept Chinese characters perfectly, but returned "??" instead Chinese characters I input before. Could you advice a proper soultion to handle this problem? (Database, Chinese input, keyboard changeing from Hungarian to Chinese and back, sorting Chinese all operating well). Thanks in advance Harmon Hungary

[@599CD]

Sorry, but I have zero experience with foreign language sets.

[@NancyTroutman]

I am hoping you do a video on making a background picture for a form. Let's say I want to highlight a certain portion of the form by having the color behind it yellow, but the rest of the form blue. Or I want the background to be more interesting by giving it a texture. I realize I need to make a picture for that, but cannot find out how to make a picture in access. I see the options to add a picture, but no instructions on how to make one. Microsoft did this in the Northwind Database, but I haven't been able to do it in mine.

[@599CD]

Well, you have to make your own picture in whatever other picture program you have (even Paint). Once you do that, you can set it as the Picture property for the form, or you can insert it as an object like I do here: 599cd.com/1336

[@tanyaroth5726]

I have been trying to do this too. My boss wants the company logo on the forms.

[@boerinbeton7052]

I have set up my Blank file with the basic, User login, CRM and Administration pages for admin.

[@599CD]

Good job.

[@gladysdupuy9467]

OK, THIS is really Step ONE. Now to decide if I should import my other Databases, Customers, Orders, ect... Or just Make them up-STARTING with This. LoL

[@599CD]

Yeah, that's really a question for you that you have to answer because I've generally found that my students tend to restart building their databases from scratch after they've taken a bunch of my lessons because you learn so much that you didn't know before and then you're like, "Oh, I should have done it this way," or "I should have done it that way." So, whether you want to start with my blank template or rebuild yours from scratch is completely up to you. That's the benefit of learning.

[@stewsmith3536]

Is there a setting that will tell Access to remember the size and location of forms created? My main menu form seems to always open wider than I had moved things around. Thanks!

[@599CD]

When you save a form in Form View, it should remember its location. SIZE is based on your design view.

[@yaserjahani1799]

Hi Richard Thanks for your amazing channel, could you please create a simple double entry accounting system for small business in access?

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[@easyspeak101]

My blank forms open up max screen size, Do you know where can this default window size be set, as yours is on this video.. ps im using a mobile phone as my desk top access runs offline with it being win xp..which is over vulnerable.. Happy new year 2022 Richard. Thx for insights..

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[@agamuffin5477]

Hi there, first off : thanks a lot! This is amazing. One question: I stumble over the continuous form being continuous, as it shows me one record only and I need to navigate similar to your customer form. Help?! Best, Agata

[@599CD]

Check the size of your detail section. If it's too tall, you'll only see one record.

[@devonbotney2762]

@@599CD I have it just as big as the labels and I am still only seeing 1 entry sadly. Edit: Never mind! Seems I somehow missed the step to make it a continuous form instead of a single form.

[@stewsmith3536]

Your videos are making me love Access and its possibilities. I built the CustoerListF as descried step by step For some reason, the records showed up with a gray background on purple. Also there appears to be extra spacing between each record. What did I miss? I purchased Level 2, and membership is next for me. Thanks

[@599CD]

I've never seen that before. Since you're a student, post this in the Forum on my web site with a screen shot. 599cd.com/ACF

[@stewsmith3536]

@@599CD I figured it out. I had to move up my alignment and tighten up the spacing between the detail and footer sections!

[@xCoDyPTx]

I have a question... I open one of my search form, and the combo box have a the ID from client. How can i get it a combo box empty (without any ID)? Thank you guys in advance.

[@599CD]

Set it to 0

[@Chris-vp6vf]

I have a split DB on a shared drive and I have a main menu form that is configured to open just like suggested in your video (Options-->Current Database-->Display Form). This worked for my users for a long time, then suddenly for some users it wouldn't auto open. I then tried having an auto exec macro to open the form automatically and it was the same scenario, worked for some not others. Any idea why this might be happening?

[@599CD]

No idea without seeing it

[@Chris-vp6vf]

@@599CD read some stuff and figured it out. Essentially I use more monitors than my users and I wasn't saving things on my primary monitor. So it wouldn't show on my users bc it was saved to a phantom 3rd monitor they don't have. The key was to ensure all forms have auto center as default. This fixed the problem.

[@cowboyjeep94]

I have followed instructions for the continuous form and I have to scroll to get each record. Mine doesn’t look like yours. I have deleted it and then I will remake it and follow step by step and something.

[@justbelit]

if you have to link form to table why didnt you create the tables with customer data and then create the forms? this was really confusing

[@NickStAmant-xm3su]

I can't find the links that Richard says I can find below the video. Where are they?

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[@artistryartistry7239]

Why do prefer a continuous form to a datasheet form? Don't they essentially do the same thing, only with the datasheet form, you don't have to do any manual labor?

[@599CD]

I have a bunch of reasons. This is actually the topic of an upcoming video. :)

[@rickylam7862]

When i click on the button, I am getting the following error" The table is already opened exclusively by another user, or it is already open through the user interface and cannot be manipulated programmatically, can you please help?

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[@jo7101]

Access is frustrating. I followed the exact instructions on this video but when I look at my main menu, I get a name error as opposed to reading the words Main menu. The instructors main menu comes out perfectly. What's going on? Furthermore, maybe you can make a video about name errors because I've gotten so many of them over the past couple of days

[@599CD]

Something's probably spelled wrong.

[@nairobi203]

How do I deactivate the Microsotof Access security Notice?

[@599CD]

Put your database in a Trusted folder.

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I created Lots of Softwares in Microsoft Access

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[@mohammadaljafer6275]

In main menu form, can I use text or label instead of commond button wizard. Also is text and label giving double click? I have task like this, but I shouldn’t use commond button wizard for double click. Thank you 🤍

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