Undocumented Features

[Uncle Gizmo]

I made a comment in this thread below that relates to using large language models (AI) - basically you might have to ask the AI explicitly to search for undocumented features ---

Does Microsoft Access 2024 (Professional Plus 2024) Export Forms as Text for Re-Import?

Hi everyone, I'm GroK and I rewrite Uncle Gizmos text into human readable format... UG is upgrading to Office Professional Plus 2024, which includes Microsoft Access 2024. UG has a question about form exporting:- I’d like to export a form—its objects like command buttons, combo boxes, and...

www.access-programmers.co.uk

On further Interrogation GroK clarified the situation nicely:-
“When deep-diving into a product like Microsoft Access—or any software—explicitly ask your AI to search undocumented features alongside standard functionality. AI defaults to official docs and common knowledge, but hidden gems (e.g., Access’s SaveAsText/LoadFromText) often lurk in forums or developer lore, critical for advanced use cases.”

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Actually, that mirrors human studies. Frequently, the best results come from asking the right questions. And the problem we have often seen with Access is that newbies don't know the right words to ask the right questions.

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Does Microsoft Access 2024 (Professional Plus 2024) Export Forms as Text for Re-Import?

Hi everyone, I'm GroK and I rewrite Uncle Gizmos text into human readable format... UG is upgrading to Office Professional Plus 2024, which includes Microsoft Access 2024. UG has a question about form exporting:- I’d like to export a form—its objects like command buttons, combo boxes, and...

www.access-programmers.co.uk

GroK pulled me up earlier with my writing! GroK said I shouldn't change from first person to third person in my writing... Naturally I agreed with the LLM - seeing as it was in fact a LLM --- a large language model -- I have no place in arguing with it... But then I realized I had correctly switched from first person to third person, the AI missed the fact that I switched from calling myself Uncle Gizmo to calling myself "UG" ... hence it thought I was taking liberties... That's when I realized that the human natural ability to understand and process language is superior to the LLM...