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Preview Documents in Microsoft Access Form Project Scope We recently added a document center to a project which allows users to attach documents such as pdf, word, txt and images to a project. In addition they will have an automatic process set up to read incoming emails and save the email attachme [...]
Join Us for an Intro to Access with SQL Server On Tuesday September 8th, 2020 at 6:30 PM CST we are back from summer vacation to start the new season! We will start with introduction to Access with SQL Server, you can learn more at https://accessusergroups.org/sql-server-with-access/event/375 [...]
How to Consistently Earn a Microsoft Access MVP Award I often get asked, "how does one become an Access MVP?" 9 Years of MVP Awards When I first started nine years ago, we had over 30 MVPs. Now we have less than 20. Each year, I need to compile my accomplishments and submit them for review, [...]
Alternative Solution to DCount and DLookup with MS SQL Server Backend One of the major issues we have encountered with Access is the use of DLookup and DCount when using SQL Server tables. We recently worked on migrating a pure Access solution to SQL server and encountered delays on the load [...]
Search Microsoft SQL Server Database for Stored Data Have you ever had to decipher a database and identify which column has the data you need? I recently had to work with extracting data from a SQL database to use in Microsoft Access and Power BI, unfortunately the naming structure of the dat [...]
How to Fix the New Data Type That is Causing Problems to MS Access [UPDATE: now with Access team link to fixes] Recently the Access team starting working on a new data type called Date & Time Extended, here’s Ebo Quansah, Access program lead: Very soon, we will ship a new data type, known [...]
Free Field Hospital Database to Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic Field Hospital Inventory System During these grave times we see field hospitals going up everywhere: Central Park in New York, churches, gyms, parking lots, and more. The COVID Supplies Database is our way of helping humanity in this time o [...]
Curious About the Latest Microsoft Access Features? If you're on Office365 you have a choice in regards to how often you see new features, (some refer to these as rings): Semi-Annual: You get new features every six months, we recommend this channel to all of our clients Semi-Annual Targeted: [...]
Access Experts' View on the 2020 MVP Summit Last week we had our virtual MVP conference, where I huddled with MVP’s from around the world as we heard and gave feedback to the Access team. Here are some takeaways: I miss sharing with friends I only get to see once a year, but being virtual did [...]
New Microsoft Access Features Coming Your Way! Never discount looking at the What’s New section in Microsoft Office to get a first hand look at goodies coming your way! A fellow MVP pointed out to me how you can see new features by going to backstage, (File menu), clicking on Account and then [...]
Learn How to Performance Tune Microsoft SQL Server Please join me on February 11th, 2020 when I'll have special guest Jacob Golden from https://www.imyourdba.com/ to discuss how you can improve the performance of your database on SQL Server, can't miss talk! Learn more here: https://accessuse [...]
