Originally Posted by
June7
Reports are created by placing textboxes on report object and binding the textboxes to fields of the report's RecordSource. The RecordSource can be a table or query. The textboxes can be positioned and formatted to give the appearance of a grid. If you want a report that graphically represents the physical layout of cemetery plots, I expect it could be accomplished. Might be just a CROSSTAB query or might be some elaborate VBA procedure involved.
A report cannot be altered when it is opened. A rendered report is essentially a static object - the data it displays cannot be changed through the report. Tables hold data and forms are used as data entry/edit interface. Enter data into tables and use queries to manipulate the data. Additional formatting and data calcs in report design can further manipulate the data.