Can I automate Filter by Form in Access?

After you have all your information in a table and you have a form setup to view them is their away to have the filter by form automatically start when you first open the form? So you may use the drop down lists to search for what you want? Or a button that starts filter by form, then have an apply filter button?

Is their anyway besides this way to lookup your information automatically besides goin through the records.

Thank you