Otherwise, switch to the Reports sheet of the Database window and click the New button. If you want to create a new AutoFormat based on an existing one, you can use the Report Wizard to create a new report that you can open in Design view to experiment with. Otherwise, double-click on Design View in the New Report dialog box to begin setting up an AutoFormat from scratch. Once you're in Design view, simply set the font, color, border and picture formatting attributes you want to save. However, we'll offer some guidelines.
Access saves styles for controls based on the form or report section they appear in.
Therefore, it's a good idea to expand each section of the form or report, add an instance of any control type you anticipate using in those sections in the future, and format the controls as desired. Also, avoid having several inconsistently formatted controls of the same type in a given section. When the AutoFormat dialog box appears, click the Customize button. The subsequently displayed Customize AutoFormat dialog box is where you manage your system's AutoFormats. You can create a new format, incorporate the changes you've made into whatever AutoFormat was selected in the AutoFormat dialog box when you clicked the Customize button, or delete the selected AutoFormat.