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New:
Create Your First Database |
Building your first database in Access 2013 |
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New:
Grid Lines vs. Grid Dots |
How to switch from thick grid lines to dots in form design |
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Can Grow, Can Shrink Properties |
Ensure the exact amount of space in your Access Reports |
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Combo Box
to Search Forms |
Search for records using a Search Form Combo Box |
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Combo Box Edit List Items |
Edit the List of Items in a Combo Box without programming |
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Tab Order |
Control the order in which fields are visited when you press TAB |
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Default Value |
Insert current date/time with this
field property |
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Open Specific
Form Record |
Open a form to a specific record |
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Find Records
Between Dates |
Find records that fall between two dates, BETWEEN keyword |
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Indexing Fields |
Why indexing your fields properly is so important |
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Sticky
Paper |
Format a Text Box to
look like a Sticky Pad |
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Multiple Report Columns |
Using
multiple columns in reports |
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Creating a Parameter Query |
Entering
criteria at run-time |
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Form Controls |
Different form controls for gathering user input |
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Calculated Query
Fields |
LineTotal: Price *
Quantity |
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Control Wizards Not Starting |
What to do when the Wizards don't start |
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New:
Salary History
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Track an employee's complete salary history using an Aggregate Query and the Max function
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New:
Custom Errors |
How to override default error messages |
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Random Numbers |
Use the RND Function in Access to generate random numbers |
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Switch
Function |
An alternative to multiple nested IIF functions |
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Sound (Control Panel)
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Open the Sound Window from Control Panel |
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Row Number in a Query
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Adding a Row Number in your Query |
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Send Bulk Email
from Access |
Send mass, customized email from Access using Word, Outlook |
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Two-Digit Hour Not Working |
Time Format hh Not Displaying 2-Digit Hour in Tables |
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Mail Merge
Access to Word |
Export Access data to perform a Mail Merge in Word |
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Crosstab
Queries |
Create a Crosstab Query to summarize data (like a Pivot Table) |
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Automatic Monthly Invoices |
Use an Append Query to automate monthly billing |
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Separate First Name in Field |
Got FN/LN in one field? Use Update Query, Left, Instr to fix |
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Report Grouping by Year |
Sorting & Grouping Levels in Access Reports |
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DSUM Function |
Use the DSUM Function to add up sales totals |
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DLOOKUP Without VBA |
Learn how to use DLOOKUP without programming |
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Quote
or Invoice |
Use the IIF Function to display QUOTE or INVOICE |
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Can Shrink Problems |
Why the Can Shrink property doesn't always work |
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Bankers
Rounding |
Why some numbers round UP and others round DOWN |
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Option Value Property |
Option Button missing Option Value Property in Group |
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Many-To-Many Relationships |
Use a Junction Table to create a many-to-many relationship |
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Email a Report |
Send Email from your Database using Outlook |
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Toggle Button Colors |
Change colors on mouse hover or click |
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Conditional Format Expression |
Use an Expression to format a different field |
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Referential Integrity |
Prevent orphaned records in your tables |
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SQL Basics |
Learn the basics of Structured Query Language |
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Calculate Loan Payments |
Monthly payments with the PMT function. Amortization. |
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Composite
Keys |
Keys in tables based on multiple fields |
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Today's
Birthdays |
Generate
a list of today's birthdays using MONTH, DAY |
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Cascade Deletes |
Referential Integrity and Cascading Deletes |
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Combo Box For Default Value |
Use a combo box in a form header to set the default value |
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String Concatenation |
FirstName & LastName
together |
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Multi-Field Search Form |
Using the LIKE keyword and
wildcards |
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Sorting &
Grouping Levels |
Multiple groups in Access 2010
Reports |
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Open
Specific Report |
Open a report and find specific record |
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Project Scoring |
Score projects based on multiple criteria |
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Form / SubForm |
Track
students and courses they're signed up for |
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Last Day of Month |
Calculate last day of
the month, DateSerial |
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Report
Counter |
Count items in a report, by
group |
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NULL v. Zero Length String |
What's the difference? |
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Restart Page Numbering |
in Access Reports |
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Rounding
Numbers |
Using ROUND, INT, and FIX |
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Relating
a Table to Itself |
Head-of-household, geneaology
tables |
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Report
Sorting & Grouping |
Calculating donations for each
State |
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Convert Numbers to Dates |
Turn 20021031
into 10/31/2002 |
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Form Footer
Totals |
Sum up the values on a form |
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Difference Between
Two Dates |
DateDiff, DateAdd, IIF, Round |
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Difference Between
Two Times |
Calculate hours worked between times |
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Building an Update Query |
Changing field values automatically |
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Building an
Append Query |
Tracking
student attendance in class |
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Using a
Relational Combo Box |
Selecting a customer on a related
form |
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Making Relational Tables |
Proper Normalization Techniques |
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Getting Query
Criteria from a Form |
Forms!FormName!Field
Notation |
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Creating an Aggregate Query |
Adding up customer sales in a query |
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New:
Using the WebBrowser
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How to update a WebBrowser Control based on a SubForm value. |
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New:
Using the FileDialog
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How to use the FileDialog control in VBA. |
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New:
Screenshot using VBA
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How to take a screenshot in VBA. |
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New:
Open External
Files / Programs
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Use the SHELL function to launch external programs |
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Continuous Form - Dependent Combo
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How to have a Continuous Form but a Dependent Combo per record
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Remove File extension
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How to remove a file extension from a filename
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List Files in a Folder |
List all files in a folder and add to a recordset. |
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Disable Outlook Security Warning |
Sending email from Access to Outlook. Disable warning message. |
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Inventory Parts Tables |
Schema for an inventory parts database |
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Copy Last Entered Record |
Use DMAX and DLOOKUP to copy a record |
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Dynamically Resize Form Fields |
Change field height & width with VBA code |
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Add Item to
Combo Box |
Insert a
record with a small form and 1 line of VBA code |
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Using DCOUNT |
Count records in your
table, determine record rank |
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Breaking Up Text
Strings |
InStr,
Replace, Left, Right, Trim |
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Requery v.
Refresh |
What's the difference between
these commands? |
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Products & Units |
Track specific units for a
product type in inventory |
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ListBox
AddItem |
ListBox Add / Remove Item in
Access 2000 |
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Using Recordsets |
DAO database connectivity,
multi-select listboxes |
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Using MsgBox and
vbYes to Close a Form |
Form Properties |
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DMax: Increment
Your Own Counter |
DMax, BeforeInsert, Nz |
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AfterUpdate
Event |
Running VBA
code after a field value is changed |
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Cascading Combo Boxes |
Filter one combo box by value
selected in the other |
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Using the DLOOKUP
Function |
Changing
fields after pick a customer |
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Using the IIF Function |
Add IF/Then functionality to
queries |
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Prevent Duplicate
Values on Multiple Fields |
BeforeUpdate event |
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Resize a Form using VBA Code |
Resize form |
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Check for Empty/Null Controls
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Check for Empty/Null Controls |
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Download Images from the Web
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Choose a website and download all the images to a local folder. |
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New:
Custom Reg Key
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Create a Custom Reg Key |
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New:
Calendar Highlight Current Day
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Highlight the Current Day of the Calendar
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New:
Calendar
Multiple Day Events |
Create events that span multiple days |
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Calendar
Control |
Missing
Calendar Control (MSCAL.OCX) in Access 2010 |
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Image ControlSource |
New technique for
Imaging Seminar to display picture |
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Change Month
with Buttons |
Also
display name of month/year on top |
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