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How do I control MS Access navigation pane by macro or VBA?

I would like to use either macro's or VBA to programatically control the Access Navigation Pane (i.e. hide and unhide it). I've found plenty of resources to hide the Navigation Pane (e.g. ...
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Access Sub-Form (Datasheet View) Total Row Not Visible When Printing

I have an Access 2010 form that contains a sub-form which is displayed in Datasheet View and I configured the sub-form to display a total row and everything works fine on-screen, but when the parent ...
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Hide Control Borders When Printing Access Form

I have several controls on a Microsoft Access 2010 Form (regular form, not a web form) that I would the border of to be visible in Form View, but invisible when the form is printed. Is this possible?
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How do I export to CSV without decimals using MS Access 2010?

Is there a way to export numeric data to csv file in MS Access 2010 without decimals? I am using ImportExportText in my macro. I don't see anywhere where you can specify this. The macro is ...
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Microsoft Access 2010 upgrade issues

I have just been upgraded to MS Access 2010, and am experiencing: syntax error (missing operator) in query expression "xx" Is this because all the tables were created in Access 2007, and Access ...
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Is there a way to convert a memo field to a text field in Access 2010 in an expression?

I have two tables (each in an Access DB) -- called LinkedTable1 and LinkedTable2 linked to my working Access database. I got them on my computer after downloading them from a SharePoint site (Actions ...
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MS Access Default Images Used On Access Forms and Reports (header section)

From within Access, if you click on the Create tab and then click on the Form button, it creates a basic form with all the fields from your table/query. In the top left hand corner, an image always ...
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Move The New Record Entry Row In Access Table To The Beginning Row

Is it possible to move the "New Record Row" in an Access table to the beginning of the table? For example, say you have 200 items entered into your table, you would have to scroll the whole way down ...
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Access Query: Matching days up days of the week for past years

I have historic data in a table in Microsoft Access from seven years ago. I need to create a query with a column for each year and match up in each row the 1st Monday in 2007 with the 1st Monday in ...
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How to join duplicate fields in one table in Access 2010

Have a table1 with the following fields: Recipient, Sender, & Comment. Recipient and Sender are duplicate employee name fields. I want to create a query that summarizes how many comments the ...
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Access 2010 Multi Table Report Combining Fields with same info

I am creating a Microsoft Access database for my office and am trying to create a Report to show every purchase for the whole office. My office is split into 4 teams, and, due to the differing ...
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Truncation of Calibri rich text in preview/PDF mode on a report

I am experiencing truncation of text in rich text boxes in preview/PDF mode on a report. There is enough space for the text box to grow on the page, and the text appears in full in layout mode, but is ...
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how do you use RunSavedImportExport from a macro

I have yet to figure out all the 'musts' for getting this gem of a macro step to even show up in my macro step drop down. does anyone know what you have to do?
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How can I change the default datasheet font in MS Access 2010?

I've never liked the default font that is used as for datasheet views in MS Access. Recently, I've upgraded from 2003 to 2010, and for the life of me I can not find out how (via Google or otherwise) ...
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Why won't MS Access 2010 show my list of System DSNs when I attempt to link data tables from SQL Server?

Recently the company that I work for has upgraded my PC from Windows XP to Windows 7. On my new PC they've also update my version of MS Access from 2003 to 2010 and they also gave me a new domain ...
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Is there a batch command to check for Access 2010 Runtime installation?

When using a batch file, is there a command I can use to check if Access 2010 Runtime is currently installed and if is not, then invoke it's installation? This will be used on both Windows 7 and ...
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Microsoft Access 2010 tables not showing the new record row with the asterisk

I have an .accdb on the network. The .accdb has various objects (queries, tables, forms). The problem lies in a form which has the following dependency form <--- table <---- query <---- ...
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UTF/unix time conversion in access

I am fairly good with access/excel/etc. However I am running into a brick wall with a database I query regularly for information. It has date/time fields that are tracked in unix time format (number ...
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Focus the property sheet in Access 2010

Is there any keyboard shortcut in Access 2010 to focus the property sheet? In Access 2000 and 2003, I could press F4 (or Alt-Enter) and then type to change the value or the selected property, or use ...
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Access 2010 forms: direct entry of foreign key into text box

In a form I am creating for an MS Access 2010 database, one of the fields represents a foreign key. I would like this field to be displayed as a text box, rather than as a combo or list box as is ...
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“MSCAL.OCX” error when moving from Access 2007 to 2010: I don't have a calendar

I have a database created in Access 2007. When opening it in Access 2010 I get the following error: "Your Microsoft Office Access database or project contains a missing or broken reference to ...
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Is it possible to create groups of objects in Access 2010 forms?

I have a form with 3 option buttons, and about 50 labels, textboxes, and buttons. Is there a way I can group some of these objects so that way when I select an option, some of the objects get disabled ...
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When using the Access Table Analyzer Wizard, I get the error “Cannot define field more than once”

I'm trying to normalize a very simple dataset: user_id | role_id I have a table with 60,000 records, and all I need to do is turn this into a join, so one table contains users, and another table ...
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How to import row data into Access when Excel does a date conversion?

I have an Excel worksheet that looks like this: MONTH WIDGET QUANTITY COST Jul-09 Widget1 1000 1.00 ... <repeat a few thousand times> ... I would like to ...
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How to toggle between views in Access 2010

I have a form which displays count sheets. One view is with the pre-count qty and the other is without the pre-count qty. This was originally developed in Access 2003. I can not toggle between the two ...
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Microsoft Access: How do you create fields with multiple boxes to tick?

I'm using Microsoft Access to fill in information from a questionnaire, which has been answered by 80 people. This is a questionnaire with both quantitative and qualitative answers. I've set it up so ...
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How do I synchronize multiple Access Databases together?

I'm conducting a study, where we will be collecting data using Access. Since there will be multiple persons conducting these studies using the same structured Access DB we need to figure a way to ...
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MS Access Forms: Store number is table, display text in ComboBox

I'm using Access 2010. In trying to maximize both user friendliness and data efficiency, I'd like to store or reference a record by a reference number and display it in forms by the value in a ...
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How do I pull data from multiple tables into one table in Access?

I have multiple tables that contain tasks according to their category. Each table represents that category. What I need to do is create a 'Master' table that then is able to pull data from ALL the ...
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How do I set the first value of AutoNumber in Access?

I don't need to reset the AutoNumber value like this question, but rather would like to first set the number to: 1001 Which then increments like normal: 1001 1002 1003 ... ...
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Where can I find some useful current Access Tutorials?

I'm working an a research project and need to learn some of the basic and more intricate how to's of Access 2010. Are there any free online resources that are worthwhile? I'm looking to learn how ...
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MS-Access database-upsizing error

I am working on upsizing an MS-Access database from Access 2010 to MS-SQL 2008 (10.0.1600). When I run the Upsizing Wizard, all the tables get moved over except for one... The table that doesn't get ...
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Using a PivotTable to Count Items in Access

I have a list of text entries and I want to count how often each entry appears in the list. e.g. Berlin Paris London London Paris Paris Paris The result would be Berlin 1 Paris 4 London 2 This ...
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How do I view system tables for a `.MDB` in Access 2010?

How do I view system tables for a .MDB in Access 2010?
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Many to Many Data Entry - Access 2010

I have three tables. Student, Class, and StudentClassMap (many to many) that are laid out like so: Student: SID - PK Student Name Class: CID - PK Class Name StudentClassMap: SID - FK | PK CID - FK ...
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Microsoft Access 2010 set all cells equal to somevalue

I have a table, and I want to set all the cells in the row "State_Abbr" = "MN" How can I do this?