New to Access

[noahwayout]

Hello, I work for a large school district and I'm working to organize years of complex information. I'm very good at excel which means I've spent a lot of time brute forcing things that would have worked better as a database. I'm here to correct the wrong of my ways. Thanks for this resource!

 

[Jon]

Welcome to Access World! We're so happy to have you join us as a member of our community. As the most active Microsoft Access discussion forum on the internet, with posts dating back more than 20 years, we have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with you.

We're a friendly and helpful community, so don't hesitate to ask any questions you have or share your own experiences with Access. We're here to support you and help you get the most out of this powerful database program.

To get started, we recommend reading the post linked below. It contains important information for all new users of the forum:

https://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/threads/new-member-read-me-first.223250/

We hope you have a great time participating in the discussion and learning from other Access enthusiasts. We look forward to having you around!

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Hello and welcome to the forums.

 

[theDBguy]

Hi. Welcome to AWF!

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

I'm very good at excel which means I've spent a lot of time brute forcing things that would have worked better as a database

Hi, welcome to Access World Forums....

From your comment above I wonder if you might get some benefit from my blog here:-

Excel in Access - Nifty Access

Excel in Access - Problem & Solution! One of the most frequent problems I see is people confusing MS Access with Microsoft Excel. This leads to fundamental design errors. Now, the problem is, this error "A Major Error" does not become apparent straight away. Unfortunately your database will work...

www.niftyaccess.com

 

[jdraw]

Welcome aboard AWF!

 

[noahwayout]

From your comment above I wonder if you might get some benefit from my blog here:-

Thank you! This sort of resource is exactly why I joined this forum. I completed a course on Udemy that focused on the mechanics of Access but not enough on the theory of relational databases and how to avoid pitfalls.

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

I completed a course on Udemy that focused on the mechanics of Access but not enough on the theory of relational databases and how to avoid pitfalls.

There are excellent resources on "how to" MS Access, but not many that tackle the practicalities of development. This was a niche that appealed to me, and I have attempted to fill it.