Join Adam Wilbert for an in-depth discussion in this video Attaching documents, part of Access 2007: Forms and Reports.
In this video we'll explore the controls for working with attached files.…Now, there's plenty of debate on whether you should actually attach additional…files such as images or Word documents to the record within your database.…Some people claim that it leads to database bloat and unnecessary slowdowns.…I definitely recommend the hyperlink option as a good way to include links to…additional resources without actually embedding everything in the database.…But when you do have file attachments and OLE object fields within your tables,…you'll need to know how to actually make use of them.…
Working with them and their forms requires the use of the attachment control and…the bound object frame control.…I'm going to go ahead and open up my Employees table here, double-click on it,…and scroll to the right. And the last two fields in my Employees table are the…Attachment field that currently has the headshot or the photograph of a few of…our employees and I have a field for OLE objects.…Now, OLE stands for Object Linking and Embedding and it's kind of an older way to…
Author
Adam Wilbert
Released
2/14/2012- Designing for the end user
- Organizing form elements
- Formatting a form
- Adding headers
- Linking to external content
- Entering and selecting data
- Adding charts
- Creating a main menu
- Creating a customer form
- Understanding report structure
- Building reports from wizards and queries
- Printing reports
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 1s
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1. Introduction to Forms
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Introducing forms2m 56s
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Exploring the database2m 7s
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2. Form Design Basics: Creating a Directory
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Organizing the form elements10m 9s
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Formatting the form6m 19s
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3. Form and Report Controls
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Introducing form controls4m 37s
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Using lines and rectangles4m 10s
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Adding buttons4m 19s
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Linking to external content4m 33s
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Entering and selecting data6m 42s
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Attaching documents5m 59s
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Attaching images5m 27s
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Adding charts4m 34s
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Linking controls8m 52s
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4. Getting around the Database
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Creating the main menu12m 29s
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Creating a customer form9m 13s
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5. Report Layout
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Grouping and sorting data3m 35s
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Formatting conditionally2m 31s
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Calculating fields5m 18s
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Adding the finishing touches4m 24s
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6. The User Experience
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Printing reports3m 50s
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Tweaking the design9m 20s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m
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