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For example, there’s a drop down list in the Product column on the worksheet, but not in the Data Form. Data Validation lists, and other data validation settings, are ignored.

In the screen shot below, the Cost column is slightly wider, and now the numbers can be seen in the Data Form.

But even the number sign quirk has a quirk! Sometimes the numbers are shown in the Data Form, even if the numbers signs show on the worksheet.

And unlike the worksheet, where you can point to a cell with number signs, and see a popup with the value, there’s no such feature in the Data Form.

If numeric columns are too narrow, and some cells show number signs, those number signs are shown in the Data Form, even if its data entry boxes are wide enough to show the number.

If you widen that column, the Data Form will adjust automatically.

The width of the boxes in the Data Form is connected to the widest column in the underlying table.

Ah, that’s what reminded me of Data Forms, when I got the Database question.

If there is a range named Database on the worksheet, it will open in the Data Form, even you have selected a cell in a different table.

If you know of any other quirks, please share them in the comments below. Here are a few things about the database that might surprise you.

To find a specific records, or the first record that meets your criteria, click the Criteria button, and enter the criteria, then click Find Prev or Find Next.

To delete a record, scroll to that record, then click the Delete button.

To complete the edit, click Close, or move to the next record (scroll bar or arrow keys). While editing a record, you can click the Restore button, to restore the current values.

To edit a record, scroll to that record, and change the data in the entry boxes.

To scroll through the records, use the Up arrow and Down arrow keys, or use the scroll bar on the Data Form.

To add a new record, click New, and enter the data.It doesn’t matter which cell in the table is selected - the Data Form opens at the first record. To open the Data Form, select a cell in a table on the worksheet, then use the keyboard shortcut (Alt + D, O) or the icon on the QAT. You’ll find the Form command in the “Commands Not in the Ribbon” category. There are instructions here for customizing the Excel QAT. If you use the Data Form frequently, you can add its icon to the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). A quick way to open the Data Form is the keyboard shortcut:

Access the Excel Data FormĮven though the Data Form command is missing from the Excel 2007 Ribbon, you can still use it. It’s not a feature that I use too often, and when I looked for the Data Form command in the Excel 2007 Ribbon, it was missing! It looks like I’m not the only one who doesn’t use the Excel Data Form too often. You can scroll through the records, or find specific records, based on criteria. It’s a built-in data entry tool, that lists all the fields in a table, with entry boxes for some fields, and the formula results showing. For reasons known only to the hamsters that operate my brain wheels, that reminded me of Excel’s Data Form. Someone emailed me last week about problems with a range named Database.