| @ | A required text character or space. |
| > | Forces all characters to uppercase. |
| < | Forces all characters to lowercase. |
| & | An optional text character. |
| Label Control | Text Box Control |
| Are typically unbound controls. | Is typically bound to a field in the underlying table or query. |
| Used to display informational text to the user. | Used to display a field value to the user. |
| Value can not be changed by the user while in Form view. | Value can be changed by the user while in Form view. |
| Value can be changed by the user while in Design view. | Value can not be changed while in Design view. |