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hello everyone,
I gave a presentation about Access Add-ins. The video of the meeting recording is here. Callouts were added to explain things better, and show where mistakes were made, so you can see how to fix what the presenter missed.
Making and Using Access Add-Ins (49 minutes)
An add-in is created by starting with a free template (you can get this too), which makes it quick. Just a little replacing, and importing or creating objects. Add-ins are wonderful when they work, but sometimes getting them to work can be tricky.
Errors are discussed, and mistakes made -- a few were caught by others like Ben before they became a problem, but there was one that no one saw, so the new add-in didn't actually work (now it does, and you can download it).
... and how about that issue about add-ins getting lost with updates, causing you to have to install them again? Is there a way to stop that from happening? Colin asks a question about the registry key which prompts Ben S to give us some great insight.
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This page is about creating and installing Microsoft Access Add-ins, and includes how to fix some of the errors that you might encounter. It has a download section where you can get free templates to build your own add-ins quicker, along with the ListHotKeys add-in that was demonstrated during the presentation (but this one works!) I'm still updating it, so if you look at it now, check back in a few days for corrected information in a couple places.
How to make and install an add-in for Microsoft Access
http://msaccessgurus.com/tool/Addin_HowTo.htm
4 Add-ins are demonstrated that you can download source code for here:
Add-ins aren't very well documented, and can be quirky to setup, but when they work, they're wonderful! ... and oh so convenient!
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NOTE:
The original post was an invitation to attend the presentation, but since its over and you can't go back in history and attend, I changed what this says so it can still have useful information ~ and help you put earlier comments into better context
I gave a presentation about Access Add-ins. The video of the meeting recording is here. Callouts were added to explain things better, and show where mistakes were made, so you can see how to fix what the presenter missed.
Making and Using Access Add-Ins (49 minutes)
An add-in is created by starting with a free template (you can get this too), which makes it quick. Just a little replacing, and importing or creating objects. Add-ins are wonderful when they work, but sometimes getting them to work can be tricky.
Errors are discussed, and mistakes made -- a few were caught by others like Ben before they became a problem, but there was one that no one saw, so the new add-in didn't actually work (now it does, and you can download it).
... and how about that issue about add-ins getting lost with updates, causing you to have to install them again? Is there a way to stop that from happening? Colin asks a question about the registry key which prompts Ben S to give us some great insight.
~~~
This page is about creating and installing Microsoft Access Add-ins, and includes how to fix some of the errors that you might encounter. It has a download section where you can get free templates to build your own add-ins quicker, along with the ListHotKeys add-in that was demonstrated during the presentation (but this one works!) I'm still updating it, so if you look at it now, check back in a few days for corrected information in a couple places.
How to make and install an add-in for Microsoft Access
http://msaccessgurus.com/tool/Addin_HowTo.htm
4 Add-ins are demonstrated that you can download source code for here:
Add-ins aren't very well documented, and can be quirky to setup, but when they work, they're wonderful! ... and oh so convenient!
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NOTE:
The original post was an invitation to attend the presentation, but since its over and you can't go back in history and attend, I changed what this says so it can still have useful information ~ and help you put earlier comments into better context
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