Posts Tagged ‘Access’

How to Easily Create a Round Trip Fill-In Client Intake Form in MS Word 2003

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

I recently created a copyrighted tutorial article for Technolawyer entitled Create a Fill In Form in MS Word and they changed the title to that above and published it with only one or two of the step-by-step screenshots that are a signature of my tutorials.

I have found, after years and years of training folks in the intricacies of MS Office that there are many methods of teaching. Not everyone learns from the written word; some folks need to see what I am describing to them with words. I really did not want to have something published under my name without step-by-step screenshots but Technolawyer told me that they “couldn’t handle images.” 

So, I am just letting my loyal readers know that if you want to see the original tutorial that I created, complete with screenshots for every step, I cannot give you access to their article, but I can certainly make my original copyrighted article available to you.

My tutorial showing you, step-by-step, how to create a fill-in form in MS Word,  will give you the wherewithal to create any kind of fill-in form that you like in MS Word for any topic or need within your company. You can then e-mail your form to customers, family, etc. who can fill in the required data and e-mail it back to you. If you are a teacher, you can even create a test  for your students using a fill in form!

The sky is the limit!  Once you learn how to create a fill in form you can let your imagination run wild and I know you will find many, many uses for fill in forms.

Working with Database Files in MS Access

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

When I first started using MS Access and downloading databases I was really confounded when it came to renaming the database.  When I tried to use File | Save As, it came up with something other than what I expected or wanted!

Well now I have learned how to accomplish this simple task (it’s always simple once you figure it out, isn’t it?) and I will share my knowledge with you.

All you really need to do is change the name of the .mdb file. You can do this from My Computer or Windows Explorer. You can even do it from Access itself!

Follow the steps below to learn how:

  1. Close your database file if it is open.
  2. Click on File | Open.
  3. Navigate to the File in the open dialog box.
  4. Right-click the file and select Rename.
  5. Type a new name for your database.
  6. Click Enter.

Before you set out to rename your database, remember that MS Access does not automatically update links, so if any other database links to a table in the database whose name you would like to change, you will have to open that other database and redo the links. You would, of course, use the Linked Table Manager to accomplish this.