June 2006 - Posts

Data Collection Through Email
30 June 06 04:00 PM
One of the coolest new features in Access 2007 is the ability to gather data through emailed forms. These forms can be used to either update existing data or to gather new data. The forms can either be rich InfoPath forms that show up in-place in Outlook Read More...
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A Tool for Building Custom AutoFormats
20 June 06 10:45 AM
In the last post , I discussed the new AutoFormats in Access 2007. In this post, I'll describe more about how they work and provide a tool that allows you to create your own formats and customize the ribbon gallery of formats. AutoFormat Storage Access Read More...
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Updated AutoFormats and New UI
19 June 06 03:58 PM
Access 2007 has significantly updated the AutoFormats included in the box, and we'll provide a tool that can help create your own formats or customize the existing ones. This provides a fast way to generate a good (and modern) looking set of formatting Read More...
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Easy Settings for New Databases
15 June 06 03:06 PM
This is a quick post on a slick new way to make sure that all of your new databases are set up just as you like. I'm running a little behind on the next regular post as the netcard in the machine I use to build the screenshots expired, so that will be Read More...
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Report View
13 June 06 01:35 PM
The last regular post was on Sorting and Grouping in Reports , and that followed a post about Sort & Filter in Forms . This time, we'll go into the new Report View, which provides interactive reports at view time and so improves on the old Print Preview Read More...
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Access 2007 Limits
05 June 06 03:01 PM
This is a quick post to lay out the limits in Access 2007 and make a little clearer how the application works and how it scales. The first table below shows the limits of the database engine itself. Access Database Limits Access database (*.mdb or *.accdb) Read More...
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