[mso] Re: Are Office newbies intimidated by this group?
- From: "Anne Robson" <anne.robson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:29:12 +0100
Maybe that's the same sort of thing that's afflicted me then - I first
had to *try* it when I was using Excel to extract data from a large
UNIX-based proprietary database program and it used to crash regularly -
some geek turned up and said *oh you should be using Access - look*, did
trampolining acts with his fingers and hey presto the data appeared.
It's the only time I've ever had probs with Excel, but I just couldn't
get my head round Access ... It's put me off ever since. Whereas I now
use Excel for precisely the same purpose, tho without the UNIX
connection and not the same software as before.
I've tried to be brave and use Access to try it out but it still suffers
*in my view* from the old MS problem of treating people like idiots in
some aspects but not offering help where it matters!
I will persevere with it, just not sure when!
Anne
-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson
Sent: 23 September 2003 12:08
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Are Office newbies intimidated by this group?
<<Access questions - it frightens the life out of me!>>
Hey Anne...you ain't alone....to me, what made Access so scarey to me is
that I was so used to the other Office programs when I first started
using Access and I expected it to be similar...WRONG...many Office
people I know refer to Access as "Microsoft's Illegitimate Child" cuz
it's so different from the other Office applications....so, using your
general Office intuitiveness just doesn't work there...don't fool
yourself by thinking "Well, that's in the Format menu of all the other
Office programs, so it must be in the Format menu somewhere in Access",
cuz it probably isn't. And don't get used to one menu bar or toolbar,
cuz everywhere you go in Access, they change. AND, grasping the concept
that a file in Access is actually a compilation of MANY
objects...tables, forms, reports, queries, etc...all inside one file, is
hard for many to get a handle on.
Believe me, for the longest time I REFUSED to learn Access...but, one
day I was told I had to start teaching it, so I made myself sit down and
use it....and, now I actually enjoy using it. No way will I ever be on
the level of some of the people in this group, but I love using Access
for some of my own personal needs....organizing my music, my Christmas
lists and expenses, etc. It's actually kinda fun...and I promise you, I
NEVER thought I would say that LOL
Linda F. Johnson, M.A., MOS
Linda's Computer Stop
http://personal-computer-tutor.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Anne Robson
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 4:14 AM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Are Office newbies intimidated by this group?
I can't even answer easy Access questions - it frightens the life out of
me!
LOL
Anne
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