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Why You Should Avoid Using Memo Fields for Grouping in MS Access ?


A memo field can store a huge quantity of information, allowing up to 65,536 characters, with different choices. In the most recent release of Microsoft access database, it can store up to 1 GB of characters and enables rich text formatting. However, it is often advised to avoid the use of memo fields for grouping in Access. Memo Fields In the 2009 edition of Microsoft access database and including the recent version, there was a bug in which the memo […]

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How to Insert Date and Time into the Header and Footer Sections of Your MS Access Report ?


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Microsoft Access 2016 lets users design their reports with ease and most advantageous way compared to other dedicated reporting tools. There are various formatting choices that give flexibility and make reports more efficient. Microsoft Access 2016 has a report Wizard (as a starter point) that walks you through the process of creating a report. The report look and feel will greatly depends on the user’s requirements. The more complex it gets, the higher the degree of customization is needed. The greatest strength of any report is in its structure. If the report is informative, it will surely stand out. You can improve your reports by inserting headers and footers, adding logos, and changing […]

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Aggregate Queries in Microsoft access database


In Microsoft access database, you might want to perform operations on not just one single record, but on a group of records. You can simply create fields that perform operations per row or on every record. But what happens when you perform calculations on a group of records? This is where Aggregate queries come in handy. Aggregate Query An Aggregate query lets you carry out calculations on record groups rather than perform individual operations, and because of that, it is also referred to as Summary query. It considers the total, subset, or gross amount of records. In performing calculations on a group […]

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8 Tips to Create Flexible Tables in Microsoft Access


Tables should be responsive, optimized and efficiently designed for your Microsoft access database. Databases are all about tables and how they hold and then show the information stored in them. It is vital for them to be flexible, dependable and informative. That’s the reason why it is fundamental to create and assign the appropriate properties to such tables. The following 8 simple tips will help to plan and build your Microsoft access database tables: 1. Naming of the fields The name […]

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How To Create A Microsoft Access Database ?


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The quickest way of creating an Microsoft access database is to use either the wizard or template approach (depending on which version you are using) both of which are a breeze! Remember, you need to have some idea of what type of database you are going to end up with by planning your database first and to help with this preliminary step, take a look at how to prepare and design an Access database to understand the scope and key […]

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