Create a command button that finds a record

1. Open a form in Design view or a data access page in Design view.
   
   
2. Click the Control Wizards tool in the toolbox if it's not already pressed in.
   
   
3. In the toolbox, click the Command Button tool .
   
   
4. On the form or data access page, click where you want to place the command button.
   
   
5. In the first wizard dialog box, click Record Navigation in the Categories box, and then, in the Actions box, click the type of button that you want to create.
   
   
6. Follow the directions in the wizard dialog boxes. In the last dialog box, click Finish to display the command button in Design view.

Notes

• If you want to see the event procedure that makes the button work on a form, click the Build button in the OnClick property for the command button. On a data access page, you can attach code written in either JScript or Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) to a command button by using the Microsoft Script Editor. How to create an event procedure for a command button on a data access page.
  
  
• Wizards aren't available in a stand-alone data access page, or when you point a data access page to a database other than the one that is currently open. The Command Button Wizard is also not available if the page isn't bound to a table or query.