June 2008 - Posts
A while back I asked for examples of ribbon apps that developers have created. My hope is that we can stimulate different ideas and help people think about how to build apps using the new paradigm. Here are some of the examples sent in by the community...
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This is your chance to become famous! The Office Labs folks have released a cool site for help video. They have a free video recorder that makes the process really simple. There are already 15 Access videos available. Go make a quick demo and share it
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The revised topic Create a form that contains a subform (a one to many form) is now live on Office Online. The topic has been revised to include suggestions from the community, new graphics, rewritten procedures, and two new video demos.
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So while most people spend their free time with family, sports or relaxing; I like to make Access Databases. One of things I heard over and over during my years building apps for customers at M7 was; Access database are so ugly!!!! They look like windows
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There is a good talk available called Are we there yet? Successfully navigating the bumpy road from Access to SQL Server . Here is the description: “Use SQL Server, not Access”, is advice commonly handed out when the Jet database engine outgrows its usefulness.
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The video demo, Demo: Set the relationship between 2 tables , is live on Office Online. This seven minute video gives enough information so that the user can intelligently select these options: I think this video is a great resource for anyone new to
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Tony Hine created a great community site for MS Access Hints and Tutorials, check it out . It's has 507 members so far and a bunch of great tutorials and videos. Visit MS Access Hints and Tips
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Today’s guest writer is Colin Wilcox from the Access content team. Hi, all: I’m Colin, and I write online training courses for Access. These are self-paced courses that you take in your browser. You can start or stop them at any time, and most courses
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