Answer :
Final answer:
The area in the IDE used to visually construct a form is the Form Designer, which is option 1. It allows changes to the form's design through various views but does not display data in Design View. The Layout view shows both the form and data, allowing for certain design changes.
Explanation:
In the Integrated Development Environment (IDE), the area where you visually construct a form is called the Form Designer. This means that the correct answer to the question would be option 1) Form Designer. The Design view is one of the views accessible from the Form Designer, which allows you to modify the form's design, but does not display the data. It includes contextual tabs such as Design, Arrange, and Format to change aspects like color, fonts, and to add form controls such as buttons, text boxes, and combo boxes.
Another view is the Layout view, which displays both the form and the data in a visual layout and can be used to modify design properties such as field fonts and column widths. It is important to note that, while you can change the design in this view, you cannot alter the data. The Form Wizard is a tool that provides further customization by defining how data is grouped and sorted, and by allowing fields from multiple tables or queries to be combined into one form.
