I want to say that I love the video with the report listbox. I did the extended cut in my databases so I don't have the tables. I love it. I'm learning a lot of things from you. You are the best instructor.
I've taken a few Adult Ed Access courses and they cram everything into 3 hours a day for 3 days. I always need to review. I like the idea that I can watch it until I get it. When you introduce a new topic I like to see more than 1 example to use/or apply the topic to your database. Great course. I never thought I would feel comfortable or confident in access, but I am now. Rick you're a great teacher. I LOVE THIS COURSE! I just dumped a database I was working on and built it the right way.
I have been developing in Access for about 15 years and your never to old to learn something new, you can teach old dogs new tricks. It's like reading the Bible every time you read it it's like a new book you learn something new. Thank you Richard for your time and GREAT training videos.Read More...
Boss Will Be Blown AwayUpload ImagesLink Michelle Maughan 20 days ago
I started a uni degree with the main objective to develop good data bases for my workplace. I wish I had discovered this site earlier. It is much more in-depth than the 12 week unit that covers data base design. I am very excited about the data base I am now designing and can't wait to finish it and show it to my boss, I know that she will be blown away when she realizes the amount of man hours that I will have eliminated with this data base.Read More...
I am a 51 year old Australian woman who never finished high school. Four years ago I enrolled in an online Information Technology Degree at University while working full time as an office manager. It was hard and I stuck it out for 2 years, only to realise it was never really going teach me what I wanted to do...data bases. I didn't want to pull computers apart and put them together or become a statistical analyst. Wallowing in self pity and feeling like a failure, I decided to take a different path and started searching youtube for tutorials when I came across AccessLearningZone.com. I have now created one very simple data base that is used at work everyday and now I am working on another more complex one that I am very excited about, all because of Richard's tutorials.
I think I will get a very fat bonus this year when the boss sees the data base that I am designing thanks to your tutorials. Thank you Access Learning Zone and thank you Richard Rost.
Wow. Thanks for the kind words, Michelle. I'm so glad to be of help. Yes, I too started going to the University at Buffalo (New York) and took a few semesters until I decided it just wasn't for me. This was 1990 and they were making me learn things that were out of date since the early 80s (Pascal, Fortran, etc.) So I dropped out, started a business, and haven't looked back since. I consider myself 100% self-educated. School is good for some things (I wouldn't go to a self-taught brain surgeon) but for a computer nerd, you can learn with books, videos, or just by tearing a database apart. I learned mostly from books (love the Bible series) and by ripping apart the Northwind Traders database in Access 2.0 wayyyy back in 1994.
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Falling in Love with AccessUpload ImagesLink Luz Rodriguez 21 days ago
Hi! I'm Luz from Puerto Rico.
In 2019 I started to explore Access as a way to simplify part of my tasks at work (mostly because when I'm on vacation they pile up). At first it was a trial and error kind of thing since it was a program I wasn't familiarized with. Read More...
Lots of web research and YouTube videos after I found your channel and it has been the best thing ever. I can say I'm falling in love with Access. As a part of my simplification process, one of the things I also needed to do was to get my coworkers onboard with using it instead of the Excel workbook we'd been working with (as they also weren't so familiarized with Access). I can tell you that it has been a mostly swift process, they like how fast it works in comparison, lots of data entry replaced with just clicks on combo boxes, no more lost data from unsaved workbooks... Also, one of my worries was how friendly would it be for a coworker who's not so computer-skilled and she's the one who likes it the most since it's easier to the eyes. So far is a win-win.
I know I still got a lot to learn but thanks to your videos I know I'm going in the right way. Words cannot express how grateful I am to you for taking your time to teach us in the easy to follow and entertaining way you do. Thank you so much Rick!!!
Never apologize for a long post if it's complimenting me. LOL. I appreciate your kind words. Once you get to know access it's definitely a lot more comprehensive and geared toward better data entry the Excel. It takes a little bit more to learn how to use it but once you do you'll find it's a lot more rewarding. I'm glad you enjoy the videos. Keep watching.
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Seriously though... I find that if you see the common errors that even I make, it will help you to figure out when you make the same errors - and maybe even avoid them. It's like that old quote, "if you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning."
Scott Axton 39 days ago
I agree 100%. Keep the errors. The error isn't as important as what steps you take to fix the error. That, to me, is sometimes more important. "Ok, my code doesn't do what I expected. Now How do I fix it?"
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That material (Access Developer 19) was solid gold! I was fantasizing about the new projects I can tackle with this new knowledge. This is the only place I can simultaneously acquire excellent, useful knowledge AND a comedic rant! I laughed a lot during this lesson. I love your courses, sir! I am SOOOO glad I discovered your courses five years ago! Who knew this would launch my life into an entirely different direction?! I don't regret it one bit! Thank you for inadvertently investing into my life!
Thanks a lot, Brandon. I'm glad you're enjoying the lessons. I try to keep them educational as well as humorous. The last thing I would want to be called is boring. :)
Brandon's latest comments in a survey: "An amazing job, as usual, sir. I really enjoy the deep thought sessions. I can tell you're really dipping into your knowledge bank and I learn all sorts of new things! I learned many new commands and techniques during the jovial tirade!"
Brandon is turning into my #1 fan. I love when students give me their feedback. Positive comments are great, but I even appreciate and learn from the negative ones too. It helps me make my classes better. Here's the latest:
"The additional developer level versions of the Tech Help videos were amazing! This is the advanced stuff that I want to see. It challenges me and I find it so fascinating and intriguing. I appreciate the depth to which you went in these lessons. I'd love to see various methods of scheduling techniques using record sets. You always come up with the slickest methods for coding! I enjoy the high level of polish you're taking these record sets to. This is the level I aspire to be at!"
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Great teacher and material. Thank you for going to the trouble of having each topic labelled. It makes it really useful when creating a database to be able to go to each topic for guidance.
Your Support is FantasticUpload ImagesLink Michelle Seidelin 3 months ago
Hello Richard
I am putting this up just to say how much you are helping people including myself specially when you get lost like I do and you get back to people when you are able to your fantastic with your support for Microsoft access just wanted to let you know how grateful I am for all your help even when I do send more than one emailRead More...
Thank you, Michelle. Alex and I do our best. It can be challenging sometimes. It's very hard to tell what's wrong with someone's database without actually being able to SEE it and play with it, but that takes SO much time (to have someone email me their database, extract it, open it, play around with it, and figure out the problem.) I'm 15 minutes in before I even have a chance to figure out the problem. There just isn't enough time in the day to help everyone out (for free). I wish I could. My inbox is PACKED with support requests... so I do the best I can. Thanks for acknowledging that.
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You are such a great resource and a great teacher. I have spent my entire career with staff development and certification of teachers and know a great teacher when I see one. You are the best of the best! I study videos of the best Access programmers and have narrowed it to 3 and you are number 1. You have enthusiasm for teaching - the others don't. You have a golden voice that I wish I had. You also know your subject to the point of being creative with the subject. All that is represented in your videos. Keep up the great work! I now keep my brain active and engaged with your videos. I use One-Note and make notes on each technique, function and skill that you use. Love it
Aww... Thank you SO MUCH for your kind words. You just made my day. I do love what I do. I'm glad my enthusiasm for Access shows. I'd be futzing around with Access all day even if it wasn't my job. :)
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