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Microsoft Access Tips Index Simply Access

Microsoft Access Tips Index



This page is beeing faded out, and I am adding all these tips and more to the individual headings, that can be found on my Nav bar (on the left), therefore I would encourage you to look through these, or use the Search tool (on the right).

Index

Tables

Appending to an AutoNumber Field

Adding a Prefix to an AutoNumber Field

Duplicating the Previous Value in a Field

Customising the Format of a Number Data Field

Limiting the number of records in a Microsoft Access Table

Multiple Tables into One Field

Relationships

Printing a Report of the Relationships

Referential Integrity

Preventing Orphan Records

Queries

Quick Tips for Queries

Append Query


Counting Check Boxes in a Query

Filtering Multiple Fields

Capitalising the First Letter of Each Word (Proper Case)

Please Wait – Query Being Processed

Append Fields from Different Tables into the One Field

Selecting Specific Rows to Display in a Query

Excluding values in a Query (1)

Excluding values in a Query (2)

Using an Update Query to format a field Using the Mid, Left and Right Functions
Union Query Example One

 

Cross Tab Queries

Using Cross Tab Queries a Date and Time Example

Forms

Changing Many Properties at One Time

Form Short Cuts

Vertical Alignment

How the User can Move to a New Line in a Memo or Text Field

How to Display the "&" (Ampersand) Symbol in a Label

Filtering Multiple Fields

Selecting Multiple Objects in a Form or Report

Turning Labels Off

Hiding the Property Window in Form View

Message Box if there are No Records in a Form

Conditional Formatting Advanced

Vertical Display of Labels or Text Boxes

Number Format and Decimal Places

Twips and Other Secrets to Sizing Forms and Reports


Adding a Clock to your Form

Combo Boxes

Using a Combo Box to Filter Another Combo Box

Making a Combo Box Drop Down Automatically

Concatenating Fields in a Combo Box

Continuous Forms

Conditional Formatting Introduction

Formatting a text box depending on the number value

Subforms

Accessing Subforms in Microsoft Access 97

Reports

Adding Sequential Numbers to a Report

Hiding the #Error Message in Reports

Removing Extra Spaces on a Label

Creating a Cover Page for your Report

Inserting Page Breaks After a Grouping in a Report

Selecting Multiple Objects in a Form or Report

Cancel a Report if there are No Records


Reports Snapshot Viewer

Combining Field Entries when One Value is Empty

Multiple Queries in Report

 

Macros

AutoExec Macro

Active X Controls

Active X Calendar Control

Visual Basic for Applications

Events

Form Events

Code for Forms

Selecting all Check Boxes on a Continuous Form

Forcing Uppercase

Opening the ‘Browse’ window to add a path of a file or locate a file

Using a combo box to automatically complete another field

Setting Text Font Using VBA

 

 

Code for reports

 

Printing multiple copies of a report

 

 

Code related to accessing and manipulating other Microsoft Office Programs

 

Opening a specific Microsoft Word Document dependant on the current record

 

Calculations

How Many Whole Numbers

Miscellaneous

Copying Objects (Forms, Reports, Tables, etc.)

Display a Particular Form on StartUP

Referencing DAO in Access 2000

Third Party Add Ins

Changing the search default from ‘Whole Field’ to ‘Any Part of Field’

Slow database when split and put on a network

Compacting A Database

Message Boxes

Forcing a New Line in a Message Box

Dates and Times

Adding Times Greater Than 24 Hours

Events Per Hour

Calculating Time Interval in Minutes

Enter Today’s Date into a field using a Command Button

Validating Dates in a Table

Retrieving the last time entry for each day

Emails

Sending an Email by Double Clicking on an email address
Outlook Removing Access Attachments


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