Access fundamentals for Access Application users, not developers

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ragtopcaddy via AccessMonster.com

Can anyone point me to a pdf or doc or website that shows end users of
applications developed in Access how to do fundamental user-type things? By
that I mean selecting and deleting records in forms and subforms, using
shortcut keys to enter dates, adding new records, etc.?
 
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TC

Googling on "using microsoft access" (without the quotes) gives lots of
hits. One of the early ones led here:
http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/access/ which was partly for
developers, but also had end-user stuff - including a section on
Keyboard Shortcuts.

Also, be aware that there is no guarantee that a customized Access
application, will use all, or even any, of the normal methods &
keystrokes. For example, one of my applications does not allow the user
to delete a record by the normal method of highlighting the
record-selector & then pressing the Del key. Instead, this application
requires the user to put the cursor anywhere within that record & then
click a [Delete] button.

HTH,
TC (MVP Access)
http://tc2.atspace.com
 
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ragtopcaddy via AccessMonster.com

Thanks TC,

I will check that one out and conduct my own search as well. I was hoping to
benefit from the experience of someone who had already vetted these materials
for their own purposes. Your caveats are duly noted. It was perhaps unclear
in my post that I am a developer and am looking for a document I can
distribute to my end users to end the constant barrage of annoying
fundamental questions. I was considering writing one myself, but thought I
would ask if any of you had found something out there worthy of
recommendation.

Bill R
Googling on "using microsoft access" (without the quotes) gives lots of
hits. One of the early ones led here:
http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/access/ which was partly for
developers, but also had end-user stuff - including a section on
Keyboard Shortcuts.

Also, be aware that there is no guarantee that a customized Access
application, will use all, or even any, of the normal methods &
keystrokes. For example, one of my applications does not allow the user
to delete a record by the normal method of highlighting the
record-selector & then pressing the Del key. Instead, this application
requires the user to put the cursor anywhere within that record & then
click a [Delete] button.

HTH,
TC (MVP Access)
http://tc2.atspace.com
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Albert D.Kallal

Well, there is the help......

in a2003, there are sections

Once section is called
Adding and modifying data

It goes through basic editing.
many topic covered, such as

* Save a record
* Delete a record
* Undo Changes
* Insert a default value into a field....

So, the basic ms-access reference does have all this stuff....
 
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Bill R via AccessMonster.com

Yes Albert,

In fact that's how I learned a great deal of what I mastered in my first
years as an Access developer. But, that presumes the users of applications
developed in Access will do the same. A rather bold presumption, don't you
think?

It behooves one as a developer to provide for the inescapable reality that
one's application will be used by ordinary humans, not Access developers, or
even "old hands" ;-). To that end, it would be great to have a "cheat sheet"
of a couple of pages including screenshots and callouts, along with a short
list of useful shortcut keys, to inform users unfamiliar with Access of the
techniques common to a large majority of Access applications, which could be
included with all of my applications.

I just wondered if I might not be reinventing the wheel. If someone has
already created something like this, I wouldn't mind pilfering it ;-).

Bill R
 
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Albert D.Kallal

But, that presumes the users of applications
developed in Access will do the same. A rather bold presumption, don't you
think?
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Goolly!!...can't argue with the above. I agree 100% with you....

My only comments here are that the help does have a lot of good info in this
regards..and you could at least use it starting point, or even a cut and
paste session for your document....

I been meaning to make one also...but as the other poster mentioned often a
good number of applications are customized in this regards (my applications
actually use Esc key to save and close). So, I would start with the help
files...and go hard on cut/paste.....
 
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