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Numbering and Counting Records in an Access 2007 Report

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Access reports provide many options for formatting the data in the report so that it is easy for readers to understand. One formatting element you may want to include is numbering of the records in the report. Adding numbers allows readers to see a rank order of the items listed or to easily reference a particular record in a discussion.

 Numbered List
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Microsoft Office 2010

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Interested in seeing some of the new features in Microsoft Office 2010? Check out this article on the Lifehacker blog containing some introductory videos from the Microsoft Office team:

Microsoft Office 2010 in Videos

You can also check out this user's videos on YouTube for more:

Office Videos

The release of Office 2010 isn't for a while yet, but Microsoft is being quite social with the changes being made.

Stay tuned to this blog and our website for information about training opportunities when Office 2010 gets released to the general public.

Enjoy!

Choosing Between Microsoft Excel or Access

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Are you confused about whether to use Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access to manage your data? This is understandable since both applications can perform similar functions. If you're having trouble choosing between Excel and Access, then this short video will help you get the right answers to the right questions. It will emphasize the best features of each and let you decide which of these programs will best meet your needs. To view this video, click here.

Note: Thanks to Ashley Endemann for recording this video.