Tuesday, July 29, 2014

How To Grouping a Data Access Page in Access 2003

A grouped data access page is a hierarchical, interactive Web page in which records are grouped based on the values of a grouping field. When browsed, the page displays values of the grouping field, five records at a time. Each record will have a plus sign (+) button before it. Clicking this button will expand the page to show the complete record for that particular field value.

Group a Data Access Page

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Display the data access page in Design view, and then select a field that will act as the grouping value.
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Access creates a Group section that contains the group field and a plus sign that allows users to expand and collapse the record.
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Remove a Group

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Display the grouped data access page in Design view, and then select a grouping field.
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Access removes the Group section, placing the grouping field in the Detail section.
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Specify Group Options

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Display the grouped data access page in Design view.
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Click the Group Level Properties list arrow.
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Click Group Level Properties.
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Change or modify any or all of the grouping properties.
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Click the Close button.
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Did You Know?

You can create a group with the Page Wizard. Create a group and group your data access page with the Page Wizard. In the second step of the wizard, add a grouping level. You can also specify the grouping options that control how groups are selected.


Common Group Properties

Group Property
Group Property Function
Caption Section
Adds a caption to the Group section.
Group Header
Adds a header to the Group section.
Group Footer
Adds a footer to the Group section.
Record Navigation Section
Displays a record navigation box.
Expanded By Default
Expands the detail section when the browser opens the page.
Data Page Size
Determines the number of records shown at one time.
Group On
Determines the size of each group.
Group Interval
Determines the interval of each group
Default Sort
Sorts fields by group.
Group Filter Control
Specifies a combo or list box to filter the records in the group.
Group Filter Field
Specifies which field to filter the records in the group.