want to come to an online user group meeting?

[strive4peace]

AL: 2 free tools: 1)List Access Objects 2)VBA Code Documenter, step-thru OpenBypass -crystal, Adrian, Peter (1:03:31)

 

[GPGeorge]

Join us in two days, December 7th, 2023, at 6:30PM Pacific (UTC-8), for another exciting look at Access automation.

Automating Word

 

[strive4peace]

AP: Modify Word Document Properties with Access with crystal (58:41)

AL: Basics of Classes in VBA with Adrian Bell

 

[Gasman]

AP: Modify Word Document Properties with Access with crystal (58:41)

AL: Basics of Classes in VBA with Adrian Bell

Thank you.
Very entertaining.

 

[strive4peace]

meeting on Wednesday 6 March ...

want to join a meeting?

Access Europe – Thomas Moeller (Better Access Charts – The Next Generation), AUG hosted by Colin Riddington ( @isladogs ) and Alessandro Grimaldi

Access Europe - Thomas Moeller (Better Access Charts – The Next Generation) - Europe - AccessUserGroups.org

Please join us for our monthly Access Europe session on Wed 6 Mar 2024 at 18:00 (6:00PM) London time (UTC) ———————————————————————————————————————————————————- Description: By popular request, this presentation is a continuation of Thomas Moeller’s highly regarded Access Europe presentation...

accessusergroups.org

Date: Wednesday, March 6
Time: 6 pm UK
1 pm Eastern US
12 noon Central
11 am Mountain
10 am Pacific

Thomas is brilliant and has impressive ways to visually expand Access

 

[strive4peace]

video of Thomas Möller's excellent presentation

AEU25 - Better Access Charts - The Next Generation (1:11:35)​

 

[strive4peace]

recent meeting on YouTube

AL: Unravelling Constraints, A Case Study developing with Access by Steve Schapel + Jack Drawbridge @jdraw

 

[strive4peace]

This week, join Access Lunchtime on Tuesday to learn about Discord
Learn how to chat with other Access developers on Discord with Jim Dettman and Doug Yudovich

Tuesday, 30 April, 12 noon central time, 18:00 UK

Access Lunchtime - Learn how to chat with other Access developers on Discord with Jim Dettman and Doug Yudovich - Lunchtime - AccessUserGroups.org

Come join us on the last Tuesday of every month @ 12 noon CDT. Maria Barnes will be your host and we will cover lots of interesting topics related to Microsoft Access. This is a free webinar for 1 hour, we look forward to meeting you! === MEETING DETAILS === Jim Dettman and Doug Yudovich […]

accessusergroups.org

 

[strive4peace]

Look at a phenominal presentation on Access Treeviews. Brilliantly explained by Pete @MajP for Access Europe with Colin @isladogs and Alessandro

 

[strive4peace]

New Access user group starting up in the world down under with kangaroos ~ discussing all things Access and SQL Express

Inaugurial meeting is Thursday, September 19 or Friday, Sept 20, depending on where you are.

Access Express Australia
hosted by Kent Gorrell
speaker: Greg Regan
topic: Control Tip Text -- Modernising User Interface in Access

Time: 11:30am Eastern Australia Friday
o'dark-30 in the UK
6:30 pm USA Pacific Thursday

Access Express Australia - Access Express Australia

I’m excited to host Greg Regan who will be presenting a series on modern Access user forms. Starting with a new way to present Control Tip Text. We all know the built in control tips are laggy and unreliable but Greg’s method works a treat. After his short presentation we’ll have plenty of time...

accessusergroups.org

 

[Gasman]

o'dark-30 in the UK

I will wait for the video. Sorry.

 

[isladogs]

03:30 in the UK
I'll be interested to see if Greg uses anything I didn't cover in my own video: 5 Ways of Providing Form Control Help Text

 

[GPGeorge]

03:30 in the UK
I'll be interested to see if Greg uses anything I didn't cover in my own video: 5 Ways of Providing Form Control Help Text

You can see examples of Greg's approach here, in his presentation to Access Pacific.

 

[strive4peace]

lol, Colin @isladogs ... late but not that late -- only 02:30 in the UK

 

[Gasman]

lol, Colin @isladogs ... late but not that late -- only 02:30 in the UK

Crystal, we are on Summer time, still?

 

[isladogs]

We are indeed on Summer Time, but Crystal appears to be correct. I'm still not going to be staying up for it however!

 

[Gasman]

Nor I, but will check out the video.

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Nor I, but will check out the video.

I find watching live presentations excruciatingly painful—though there are rare exceptions.

Recently, Pat and I tried a different approach that worked surprisingly well for a first attempt:

**Bad Data is Bad for Business - Pat & Tony - Video 1**
https://go.screenpal.com/watch/c3j1b6VZGNC

Instead of the typical one-person presentation, we turned it into more of a dialogue—almost like an interview. Pat would introduce a topic, and I’d engage by asking questions, making observations, and adding some humor to keep things lively. The dynamic really shines when we explore topics together, leveraging our unique strengths.

I enjoy watching interview-style blogs, and that’s the format I want to emulate. It was a great experience, and I’d love to do more interviews in this style.

If anyone’s interested in trying this format with me, feel free to reach out—we can explore the idea and see how it goes!

 

[isladogs]

I find watching live presentations excruciatingly painful

Why?

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Why?

Hi Colin,

Great question! For me, it's knowing that the recorded version will be carefully edited—removing the pauses, filler words, and any awkward moments—that makes live presentations tough to sit through.

The polished final product is always easier to watch, and with the option to speed it up, it becomes even more digestible. So, it's less about the presentation itself and more about the contrast between the live and the refined recording that makes the live experience harder for me.