Recent content by stev57

Yes, it can certainly do this and is an often used feature that has existed from at least Excel 2003 (Tools Menu->Protection->Allow Users To Edit Ranges).

OK let me expalin in more detail. Our project consists of a database and various related spreadsheets and other documents, which are stored on a set of shared folders on a network. Users have various roles which dictate which folders/documents they can get into, and which ranges on some...

This is true, but its not what I'm after. I want Access to pick up the Windows user groups so I don't have to maintain 2 sets of permissions for each user (for the access database itself and for various network folders and spreadsheets related to the project), or worry about users sharing...

I am researching the best ways to secure a database using the built in features of Access 2003. When I run the User Level Security Wizard one thing I am puzzled by is the lack of a "Select Users, Groups or Computers" dialog. As you may know this dialog is available in Excel when you apply...

I am using a large embedded image file as a background to several forms. Unfortunately it seems that the data is stored separately for every instance of this image, resulting in uneccessarily large file size for the entire database. Is there a way to share the image data between more than one...