{"id":63390,"date":"2025-01-10T11:40:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T11:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/?p=63390"},"modified":"2025-01-17T15:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:14:49","slug":"all-about-ms-access-input-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/all-about-ms-access-input-mask","title":{"rendered":"How to Create an Input Mask in Access? \u2013 2025 Guide!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"8e1a49907eb0ebe2b39ac6355e555698\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<style>\r\n.leaderboard { width: 320px; height: 100px; }\r\n@media(min-width: 500px) { .leaderboard { width: 468px; height: 60px; } }\r\n@media(min-width: 800px) { .leaderboard { width: 728px; height: 90px; } }\r\n<\/style>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8329139124199643\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle leaderboard\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block\"\r\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8329139124199643\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1972481166\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An input mask is an excellent feature that ensures users enter data in a specific format. It assists in maintaining data integrity and reducing errors in fields like name, phone numbers, dates, and postal codes. But sometimes, users need to create an input mask in Access. In this blog, I will discuss <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">everything you need to know about input masks and most importantly\u00a0<strong>how to make input masks<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0in Access<\/strong> in no time.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So, let\u2019s get started\u2026.!<\/p>\n<div style='margin: 10px 0; clear: both;'><div style='clear: both; border-top: 1px solid #eeeeee; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; margin: 30px auto; padding: 15px 15px 15px 20px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;'><div style='margin-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.6; flex-shrink: 1;'><span style='color:#aaa; font-size: 13px;'>Rated <i>Excellent<\/i> on <a rel='nofollow' target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.trustpilot.com\/review\/www.stellarinfo.com'><span style='color: #aaa;'>Trustpilot<\/span><\/a><\/span><br><strong>Free MS Access Database Repair Tool<\/strong><br>Repair corrupt MDB and ACCDB database files and recover deleted database tables, queries, indexes and records easily. Try Now!<br><div style='margin-top: 5px;'><a style='background: #b10923; border-radius: 25px; color: #ffffff; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; padding: 0 16px; height: 40px; line-height: 40px; vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-decoration: none; border: none;' href='https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/get-access-file-repair-tool' target='_blank'><span style='color: #ffffff;'><i class='fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-down'><\/i><\/span> Download<\/a><br><span style='font-style: italic; display: block; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 10px;'>By clicking the button above and installing Stellar Repair for Access (14.8 MB), I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the <a href='https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/eula.php' target='_blank'>End User License Agreement<\/a> and <a href='https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/privacy-policy.php' target='_blank'>Privacy Policy<\/a> of this site.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What Is An Input Mask In A Database?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Microsoft Access Input mask<\/strong> is generally used to reduce inconsistency in datasets by defining specific character templates for fields that check the information that users enter during data entry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the mask template doesn\u2019t match the database will throw a warning message and won\u2019t place the record in the table until the format mismatch is resolved.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can say, an <strong>Access input mask<\/strong> is a user-generated set of rules. \u00a0You can even help users to enter the correct data into your database by assigning input masks for the field which contain data that is formatted in certain ways.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Input Mask Access examples<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example- when you use the input mask to ensure that people will enter the correct format phone number into the field of a phone number.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Access Database input masks affect whether the Access accepts a data; it doesn\u2019t change the type of stored data. As, this task is controlled via <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/introduction-to-data-types-and-field-properties-30ad644f-946c-442e-8bd2-be067361987c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>data type of field &amp; other properties<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Also read: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/create-table-in-design-view-access\">How to Create a Table in Design View in Access?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What Is The Purpose Of An Input Mask?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The input mask consisting numerous characters which indicate a format of the valid input values. You can make use of this input mask when the input values format must be consistent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can use it in table fields, controls, and query fields on forms\/reports. An input mask is saved as the object property.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These Access Masks consist of one essential part &amp; 2optional parts &amp; each part is split with the semicolon. However, the purpose of each part is mentioned below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Mandatory part: <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This contains the mask character or string along with the placeholders &amp; literal data like periods, parentheses, and hyphens.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Optional Part 1:<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This denotes the characters of embedded masks &amp; how they&#8217;re saved in the field. However, if this part is actually set to the value 0, the characters are actually saved with the data and if it is set to 1, then the characters are only shown and don\u2019t get stored anywhere. So setting this part to one can save the database storage space.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Optional Part 2:<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This one is the 3rd part and is even optional &amp; it indicates the single character\/space used as the placeholder. If you need to use any character then enter it in this third section of your mask otherwise by default Access will use an underscore (_).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What Are The Limitation To Use Access Input Masks?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>MS Access input masks<\/strong> aren\u2019t suitable for every condition. It is not necessary to use this mask if the below situations apply to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>People are sometimes required to enter the data which does not match a mask. The input mask doesn\u2019t throw any exceptions. So, in that case, you do need not to use it.<\/li>\n<li>While you are using the <strong>Date Picker Control<\/strong> via the Date or Time field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Also read: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/create-calculated-field-in-access\">How to Create Calculated Field in Access Query\/Table [2023]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How t<\/strong><strong>o Create An Input Mask In Access?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this section, I am going to share some easy tricks on <strong>how to create an input mask in Access 2016. <\/strong>So, you can easily create input mask Access for different Access database objects like tables, forms, reports queries, etc.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Trick 1# Adding An Input Mask To The Table:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To build an input mask for a field in an Access 2013 table by using the <strong>Microsoft Access Input Mask Wizard<\/strong>: You can even use an input mask with fields set to the number, text, currency, &amp; date, and time data type.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Go to Navigation Pane &gt;&gt; right-click a Table.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">After that, tap on the Design View which you can see on a shortcut menu.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Tap on a field where you need to add an input mask.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">On a <strong><em>General<\/em> <\/strong>tab, go to the <strong><em>Field Properties<\/em><\/strong>; hit the property box of <strong><em>Input Mask<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">To start with input mask wizard click <strong><em>Build\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Under Input Mask List &gt;&gt; choose the Mast Type that you need to add.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Microsoft-Access-Input-Mask.png\" alt=\"Microsoft Access Input Mask\" width=\"401\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Microsoft-Access-Input-Mask.png 401w, https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Microsoft-Access-Input-Mask-300x258.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6.Tap on the <strong><em>Try It<\/em><\/strong> option and enter some data to check how the mask will work.<\/p>\n<p>7.If you don\u2019t want to do any changes to Input Mask then tap on the <strong><em>Next <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8.Select the option for how to get stored the data.<\/p>\n<p>9.Hit the <strong>Finish\u00a0<\/strong>option and save all your changes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/create_an_input_mask_in_microsoft_access_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/create_an_input_mask_in_microsoft_access_4.png 380w, https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/create_an_input_mask_in_microsoft_access_4-300x260.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Trick 2# <\/strong><strong>Adding Input Mask To A Form Or Report Control<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Under <em><strong>Navigation Pane<\/strong><\/em>, make a right click on the form or report you to want to modify &amp; click on design view on the shortcut menu.<\/li>\n<li>Make a right click on the <strong><em>Control <\/em><\/strong>that you wish to change. After then click on the <strong>Properties\u00a0<\/strong>option on the shortcut menu.<\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>All<\/strong> tab, tap to the <strong>Input Mask\u00a0<\/strong>property box.<\/li>\n<li>To start an input mask wizard hit the <strong>Build\u00a0<\/strong>button, and then carefully follow the instruction in the wizard.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Also read: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/create-a-new-form-using-form-wizard\">Create a New Form Using Form Wizard in Access [Tutorial]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Trick 3# Adding Input Mask To A Query<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>From the navigation pane, make a right click to the query that you want to change and click to the <strong><em>Design View <\/em><\/strong>on the shortcut menu.<\/li>\n<li>In the query design grid, keep the pointer in the column for the field you wants to change. You can keep the cursor to any row of that field too.<\/li>\n<li>To open the property sheet for the field, Press F4.<\/li>\n<li>Within the <strong>Field Properties<\/strong>, on a <strong>General<\/strong> tab, tap on <strong>Input Mask\u00a0<\/strong>property box.<\/li>\n<li>Now hit the <strong>Build\u00a0<\/strong>button to open an Input Mask Wizard. After then follow the instructions carefully in the wizard.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How To Create the Custom Input Masks?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The input masks wizard offers input masks for the common formatting requirements. But do you know you can create your own custom input mask as per your requirement? Access database input masks are customized in 2 ways:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Way 1<\/strong>: Changing a predefined mask from an <strong>input mask wizard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Way 2:<\/strong> Change a property of an input mask field where you need the mask to apply.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>Customize Input Masks From The Input Mask Wizard<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Open an object in the <strong><em>Design View <\/em><\/strong>and tap on the field where you want to apply the <strong><em>Custom the Input Mask<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>To start an Input Mask Wizard tap to the <strong>Build<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Now hit the\u00a0<strong>Edit List <\/strong>option.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This will open a dialog box named &#8220;<strong>Customize Input Mask Wizard&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/input_mask_in_microsoft_access_2013.png\" alt=\"Customize Input Mask Wizard\" width=\"550\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/input_mask_in_microsoft_access_2013.png 550w, https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/input_mask_in_microsoft_access_2013-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"4\">\n<li>Now move to the fresh record in a dialog &amp; in a <strong>Description <\/strong>box you have to type New Description.<\/li>\n<li>Under the text box of input mask, enter the placeholders and characters using allowed characters from a table<\/li>\n<li>Now hit <strong>Mask Type <\/strong>to make a selection for the appropriate mask type.<\/li>\n<li>Tap on the <strong>Close <\/strong>option. Now, a fresh input mask will be displayed in a list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tips for Using Access Input Masks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Before you use the input masks, it is important to know how you can use this feature:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Avoid overly compounded masks to minimize confusion.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the format spontaneous for users.<\/li>\n<li>Use placeholders to guide users.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Related FAQs:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What Is an Input Mask Format Check?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Input masking format\u00a0helps to ensure that end users constantly enter a valid character in the field that has a format specified.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How Do You Create an Input Form in Access?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To create an input form in Access from an existing DB table\/query, go to the Navigation Pane &gt;&gt; click on a table or query that contains the data for your form. After that, click on <strong>Create<\/strong> tab &gt;&gt; <strong>Form<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Where Do You Create an Input Mask?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can create an input mask by navigating to <strong>Design View<\/strong>, and clicking the field you need to make an input mask for. Now, click on an Input Mask box. Instead, you can create an Input Mask by providing characters directly in the Input Mask box in a Field Properties area.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After reading this helpful guide, you must have got complete details about the <strong>Access Input Masks<\/strong> feature and how to create an input mask in Access. Now, you can use this in your Access DB Table, Query, Form, Or Report Control or simply customize your own input masks on your own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#d9d9d9;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f3;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/control-data-entry-formats-with-input-masks-e125997a-7791-49e5-8672-4a47832de8da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/control-data-entry-formats-with-input-masks-e125997a-7791-49e5-8672-4a47832de8da<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'><div style='border: 1px solid #e7e7e7; border-radius: 3px; background: #ffffff; color: #000; margin-top: 30px;'><div style='display: inline; background: #fff; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #e7e7e7; border-bottom-right-radius: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 10px; border-top-right-radius: 10px; margin-left: -1px;'><img src='https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/y-bulb.png' alt='tip' style='vertical-align: middle;' width='30px'><strong style='font-size: 18px; vertical-align: middle;'> Still having issues?<\/strong> Fix them with this Access repair tool: <\/div><div style='padding: 1rem; line-height: 1.6;'><p style='margin: 0; font-size: 17px;'>This software repairs & restores all ACCDB\/MDB objects including tables, reports, queries, records, forms, and indexes along with modules, macros, and other stuffs effectively.<\/p><div><ol style='font-size: 17px;'><li><strong><a href='https:\/\/www.accessrepairnrecovery.com\/blog\/get-access-file-repair-tool' target='_blank'>Download Stellar Repair for Access <\/a><\/strong> rated <i>Great<\/i> on Cnet (<i>download starts on this page<\/i>).<\/li><li>Click <strong>Browse<\/strong> and <strong>Search<\/strong> option to locate corrupt Access database.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Repair<\/strong> button to repair & preview the database objects.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An input mask is an excellent feature that ensures users enter data in a specific format. 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