Managing Database Records
16 Managing an OmniForm Database
To refresh a record or records:
1 If you are in design view, click the Fill button in the standard
toolbar or choose
Fill
in the View menu to switch to fill view.
2 Choose
Refresh Record
or
Refresh All Records
in the Records
menu.
If you have chosen
Refresh all Records
, OmniForm automatically
checks to see if any record has been updated and displays the
freshest records. If you have chosen
Refresh Record
, OmniForm
automatically checks to see if the record has been updated and
displays the freshest record.
Saving Records
You can save your current record anytime during the filling-out process.
This option is useful when you are filling out long forms. You do not
need to finish filling out a form before you can save a record of it.
Records are automatically saved when you move from record to record.
To save a record:
1 If you are in design view, click the Fill button in the standard
toolbar or choose
Fill
in the View menu to switch to fill view.
2 Choose
Save Record
in the Records menu.
OmniForm saves your record to the database.
Exporting Information
This section explains the benefits of exporting information, how to
prepare for export, and how to export information from an open
OmniForm form.
See “Importing Information” on page 7-22 for information on how to
import information into a database.