Searching the Help
To search for information in the Help, type a word or phrase in the Search box. When you enter a group of words, OR is inferred. You can use Boolean operators to refine your search.
Results returned are case insensitive. However, results ranking takes case into account and assigns higher scores to case matches. Therefore, a search for "cats" followed by a search for "Cats" would return the same number of Help topics, but the order in which the topics are listed would be different.
Words and Phrases
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| A single word | cat
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Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats". |
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A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase. |
"cat food" (quotation marks) |
Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase. |
Using Boolean Operators
| Search for | Operator | Example |
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Two or more words in the same topic |
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| Either word in a topic |
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| Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase |
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| Topics that contain one string and do not contain another | ^ (caret) |
cat ^ mouse
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| A combination of search types | ( ) parentheses |
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Form creation
These topics focus on creating and customizing forms within the system. The tools that are used in form creation are:
- Forms Designer — alters the data in one or more dependent files to match changes made to data in a source file.
- Dynamic View Dependencies (DVD) — applies values, sets mandatory fields, and validates at the table level.
- Format Control — defines a field’s valid values.
Related concepts
Tailoring
Forms Designer
Creating and editing forms
Forms Designer best practices
Building accessible forms
Dynamic View Dependencies
Format Control
Related tasks
Access Forms Designer
Create a form using the Form Wizard
Update a form
Add an HTML Editor or Viewer to a form
Add a dynamic form to a form
Related references
