The document provides instructions for adding tab controls to a form in Microsoft Access. It describes creating two tables called "BookCat" and "Issue", then building a form called "Sapphire" linked to the "BookCat" table. Tab controls are added to organize the form's fields into two labeled tabs for each table. Additional tabs are inserted and reordered, and fields are added from the tables. The form is then tested by adding records before being saved.

1. Adding tab controls in Forms of MS Access
1. Open a database “Sales” and create the following
tables in it.
2. Table: BookCat
Field name Type
Book No Numeric
Title Text
Genre Text
3. Table: Issue
Field name Type
MemNo Numeric
BookNo Numeric
Issue date Date
Due date Date
4. Close the table “Issue”.
5. Build a form “Sapphire” using Auto Form option on
table “BookCat”.
6. Delete the existing fields in order to accommodate
them in tab controls.
7. Create the tabs on the form by selecting the
form Design tab and clicking on the Tab Control in
the Controls Group.
8. Rename the tabs by double clicking on the tab
title and changing the captions to “BookCat” and
“Issue” respectively.
9. Add an additional tab by right-clicking on any tab
title and selecting Insert Page option.

2. 10. Re-order the tabs by placing Issue tab first followed
by BookCat.( Right-click > Select Property > Change
the value for Page Index).
11. Add image controls to both the tabs.
12. Activate the Book Cat tab and add a button control
to quit the form.
13. Delete the third tab from the form.
14. Open the form in Design view.
15. On the Design tab, in the Tools group, click Add
Existing Fields .
16. In the Field List pane, expand the Book Cat table
and drag all the fields to add them to your form.
17. Switch back to Form View and Enter 3 records
here.
18. Save properly for reusing in the next session and
exit!