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Bookmark or Share- Introduction to macros - Microsoft SupportMacros enable you to add functionality to forms, reports, and controls without writing code in a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) module. Macros provide a subset of the commands that are available in VBA, and most people find it easier to build a macro than to write VBA code.
- Working with action buttons in an Access app - Microsoft SupportIf you have permissions to change the design of an Access app, you can add new actions to the Action Bar and customize it to run on click by using macros. You can also change existing macro actions from the Access app designer. You can add up to seven custom actions to a view.
- Create a user interface (UI) macro - Microsoft SupportOnce you have found the macro action you want, add it to the macro by using one of these methods: Select an action in the Add New Action list, or just begin typing the action name in the box. Access adds the action at the point where the Add New Action list was displayed.
- Create custom menus and shortcut menus by using macrosYou can use Access macros to create custom shortcut menus that appear when you right-click forms, reports, or individual controls. You can also create custom menus that appear on the Ribbon for specific forms or reports. To create a menu by using macros, you perform three main steps:
- Use a command button to start an action or a series of actionsYou use a command button on an Access form to start an action or a set of actions. For example, you can create a command button that opens another form. To make a command button perform an action, you write a macro or event procedure and attach it to the command button's On Click property.
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