Create a check box, toggle button, or option button

How you create a check box, option button, or toggle button depends on whether you want it to be a bound control or an unbound control. To create a bound control, you must be working in a form or report that is bound to a record source, or in a data access page that is connected to a database. In a Microsoft Access database, you can create a control that is bound to a Yes/No field; in a Microsoft Access project, you can create a create a control that is bound to a Bit column.

Create a bound check box, toggle button, or option button

1. Open a form, report, or data access page in Design view.
2. Click the appropriate tool in the toolbox. If you're not sure which tool to use, place the pointer over the tool until the ToolTip appears.

   Note   The toggle button is not available in data access pages.

3. If the field list isn't visible, click Field List on the toolbar.
4. Click the appropriate field in the field list, and drag it to the form, report, or data access page.

   Note   The control won't be bound if you try to create it by clicking the form, report, or data access page instead of dragging the selected field from the field list.

5. Change the label text if necessary.
6. Switch to Form view, Datasheet view, Page view, or Print Preview to test the control.

Create an unbound check box, toggle button, or option button

1. Open a form, report, or data access page in Design view.
2. Click the appropriate tool in the toolbox. If you're not sure which tool to use, place the pointer over the tool until the ToolTip appears.

   Note   The toggle button is not available in data access pages.

3. On the form, report, or data access page, click where you want to place the control. If you're placing the control in an option group on a form or report, Microsoft Access highlights the option group when you move the pointer over it to show that the control will become part of the option group.