Chapter 15. Automating Your Database
In this chapter
Using the Switchboard Wizard
Setting startup options
Working with macros
Perhaps you’ve been wondering about that Macros shortcut in the Database window. Or, perhaps you’ve begun to tire of some of the repetitive actions in your database: opening and closing forms, picking which report to run, and so on. Either way, help is at hand. In this chapter, we’ll introduce you to some of the ways to automate your work in Access. Yes, this does edge into programming, but don’t worry—Access has made simple programming so easy that an absolute beginner can do it.
Using the Switchboard Wizard
By now, the Plants database contains dozens of objects: tables, queries, forms, and reports. Right now, you can find any ...
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