The next screen allows you to decide what data is shown when the form is used. If you do not want to include all of the fields just select the fields you do want to click the '>' button to add them. If you initially created your database exactly as you want it you most likely can just click the '>' button to move all fields in to the 'Fields in the form' box. The first step in the Wizard is to select the fields you want to include. Use caution: Once this window is open you will have trouble giving focus to any other window on your screen (I use the Compiz Tab ring switcher to get out if I need). In the smaller of the two windows (the second to open) you will begin the process of creating your form.

The first window will be an empty OpenOffice window which will be followed by the wizard window (see Figure 2). Once you have the database selected click the Finish button which will open up the database to the Forms window (see Figure 1).įrom within this window you want to click the 'Use Wizard to create form' link in the upper left pane. What you want to do is click 'Open an existing database file' and then select the database from the drop-down. First open up OpenOffice Base which will land on the Database Wizard.

Open office base database