[mso] Re: Jim ... Difference between spreadsheet programs and database programs

  • From: "Anne Robson" <anne.robson@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 21:10:44 +0000

You can use Outlook - bundled with Microsoft Office - set tasks and/or
reminders on calendar events.  Unless you have very complex needs work to
the KISS standard - Keep It Simple (Stupid)!!!  No offence meant! ;)
Anne


2008/11/4 James Wells <colonel_46@xxxxxxxxx>

> thanks, Linda.  that was very helpful.  I was not familiar with Access, so
> I went to its website, and watched the demonstration.  I gather that program
> does NOT come with MS Office, and one has to purchase it separately.
> BTW, can you or anyone else recommend a good scheduling program?    I need
> something to trigger deadlines, 10 days, 20 days, etc after a certain client
> event happens.
>
> Jim
>
> --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Linda F. Johnson <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> From: Linda F. Johnson <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [mso] Jim ... Difference between spreadsheet programs and database
> programs
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 7:24 PM
>
> Jim  ... Excel can be used to produce databases, but only "flat"
> databases,
> whereas Access is for "relational" databases ... this website
> explains the
> difference between flat and relational pretty well
>
> http://websiteowner.info/articles/cgi/databasetypes.asp
>
> Linda
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of James Wells
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:49 PM
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mso] Re: Excel-A Tough One
>
> OK, Peter, I'll bite!  What exactly is the difference??
> Jim
>
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