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- Fine-tune your Access queries to remove duplicate entries from your mailing lists
- If you query your Access database to generate a mailing list, but the list contains duplicate names and addresses, this helpful trick will save you some time. See how tweaking the query properties can ensure a list with unique entries. by Mary Ann Richardson
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Visually group Access data with lines, rectangles, and back color
- With a few simple formatting tweaks, you can make your Access reports far easier to read and interpret. by Mary Ann Richardson
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
- How to reference an Access subform
- Referencing a control on an Access form is easy. Referencing a subform and its controls is a little more complex. To Access, a subform isn't a form at all, but a control, so you must reference it as such. by Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-28
- Use Access table validation rules to protect data integrity
- When the validity of data in one field depends on what's entered in another field, you'll want to build a validation rule. Here's a step-by-step look at the process. by Mary Ann Richardson
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Build related tables with the Access 2007 Lookup Wizard
- The Access 2007 Lookup Wizard makes it easy to create a related table. This walk-through demonstrates how it works. by Mary Ann Richardson
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Navigating the Access 2007 Navigation Pane
- Access 2007's Navigation Pane displays only tables unless you tell it otherwise. Find out how to set it so that other objects show up there, too. by Mary Ann Richardson
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Calculating Access fields with Null values
- Don't let Null values derail your formulas. See how to use the NZ function to convert the values to zeroes. by Mary Ann Richardson
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Save time and keystrokes with a Save Record button
- Changes to an Access record aren't saved until the user moves to the next record -- which can sometimes mean tabbing through a bunch of controls just to execute the save. See how to add a Save Record button that lets the user save a record immediately after a change....
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- When Access queries won't update
- Access queries aren't created equal. If you can't edit data via a query, there's a reason. Here are some typical conditions that can prevent queries from being "updateable." by Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-06-20
- Warning: Access 2007 may delete instead of compact a database
- You can compact an Access database using the same name -- ordinarily. Access 2007 seems to have a serious problem, deleting the database entirely. Fortunately, the fix is in. by Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- Make it easy for users to change entries made to Access forms
- If you provide your users with an Undo button, they'll be able to cancel changes made to a record without having to retype or delete entries made to a field. Here's a look at how to use the Command Button Wizard to create one. by Mary Ann Richardson
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- How to ensure only one Access record is printed
- Users often forget to click the record selection bar on the right of a form when trying to print the current record. As a result, when Print is activated, copies of the form for all records in the table are sent to the printer. To avoid having hundreds of copies...
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- Let Word's Mail Merge feature insert Access data into your Word documents
- If you need to report on the latest data in the company's employee database and don't have Access, you can use Word's Mail Merge Directory feature. With this feature, you can quickly add data from any Access table into a table in any Word document. Follow these steps: ...
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- How to remove a date picker from an Access 2007 date field
- By default, Access 2007 automatically displays a date picker for date/time fields in a form and in datasheet view. But there may be times you don't need the date picker to displayed, such as when the field is calculated through an expression or...
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- Let Access keep track of the date and time of the last record update
- Do you need to query your data by the last date modified? For example, say you would like to include donors whose records show no activity during the last six months in a special fund-raising appeal. How do you know which donors are to be included? Follow these steps: ...
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- Print each group of your Access report on a separate page
- You have a number of offices in various cities across the state. You need to send the latest employee information to each office. You have already grouped your Employees report by city. Now you want to be sure that when this report is printed, each city's employees list is printed...
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- How to show Access subreport totals in main report
- Reports and aggregate functions go hand in hand. Using the same aggregate function, you can evaluate groups of data or the entire report. For example, the expression SUMAmount will return a different value depending on which report section it's in. Subreports expand on this capability. You can even display aggregate...
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- 10 reasons to turn your Access applications into Web-based applications
- An Access database often outgrows its original purpose. When that happens, you face applying band-aid technology or upgrading to a more powerful database system, such as SQL Server Express or even SQL Server. But before you toss Access out the window and start signing purchase orders for consultants, developers, licensing,...
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Taking on a project no one wants to call a project
- A friend of mine was handed an assignment that I often refer to as a "foot bullet." It’s the kind of thing that no one pays any attention to until they go to review the budget versus spend for the quarter and find that they’re off. And the person who...
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- 10 ways to prevent Access database corruption
- By Susan Sales Harkins and Gustav Brock Nothing frustrates the full spectrum of Access users -- from casual user to developer -- quite like a corrupted database. With a little know-how, you might get lucky enough to repair the database or at least recover the data. Sometimes,...
- Blog posts 2008-04-01
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