[.uk] Microsoft Access 2007

• Easy-to-use software helps you track and report information with ease
• Features a results-oriented user interface (UI) that's context-sensitive and optimized for efficiency and flexibility
• Main window provides a tabbed work area where all open objects reside, helping to keep the development area tidy; new status bar, scroll bars, and title bar give applications a very modern look
• Includes pre-built applications that you can modify or adapt to suit changing business needs; 1,000 available commands; UI displays only those commands relevant to the task you're currently performing
• New Navigation Pane provides a comprehensive view of tables, forms, queries, and reports; new filtering options make it easy to filter a date column for all records in Today, Yesterday, Last Week, Next Month, Future, Past, and so on

Access 2007 = Mixed Results:
I have been using Microsoft Access since the early 1990s, and I have been teaching it in the classroom and online for over a decade. I was a contract database developer for many years. Access is one of my favorite programs. It has all the power that most people and small businesses need to create extraordinary databases, yet it's easy to use. You can be up and running with Access in just a few hours with the help of a good book or tutorial. If you are new to Microsoft Access, and you have never used it before, you're going to LOVE Access 2007. The interface is clean. There are plenty of features, and you should have no problems navigating it - especially if you're familiar with the new interface in Word 2007 or Excel 2007. If you have been using Access for a few years, and are used to previous versions, such as Access 2003 or XP, be ready for a new learning curve. It's going to take you a while to figure out where Microsoft put everything with the new "ribbon" menu system. Personally, I don't like it - but then again, I'm not used to it yet. Do NOT purchase Access 2007 to upgrade your business database thinking it's going be a smooth, easy transition. Unless you have a few WEEKS to kill learning the new interface, upgrading your database, and ironing out the rough spots. Most of my databases upgraded without a hitch, but a few of them had VBA code that just wouldn't work in the new version. DO purchase Access 2007 if you're new to Access, or you want to take the time to learn the new system, experiment with it, or build NEW databases. It is a wonderful program. I just wish that Microsoft would have kept those of us in mind who have been using their product for the past umpteen years before completely redesigning the interface. Richard Rost President AccessLearningZone.com Author of Microsoft Access 101 Video Tutorials & eBook P.S. I've seen some other comments on here about using a "real" database like SQL Server or Oracle. Yes, I agree that Access doesn't have the most powerful database engine, but it's fine for 99% of small businesses. Plus, you can always upgrade later and keep your Access front-end attached to an SQL Server engine.

What a nightmare!:
Access 2007 does basically the same as any other previous versions, but they changed the screen presentation, so now everything is either hiding or in other places. It is like having bought a different manufacturer's product. (In a car, now the brake pedal would be in the steering column and the light switch would be the accelerator....) I think I would have been better off downloading Open Office (for free.) Also, it is very expensive.

very cool software:
Micrisoft Acces 2007 is a rally useful software, some people says that is much better the 2003 versions but i think that the 2007 is the best

Smooth Transition from Acess 2003 to 2007:
Upgrade installation from 2003 to 2007 was a breeze. My Access DB uses a lot of form views and data entry was muddy slow. Installed MS Hotfix SP2 and the mud went away like magic. I started with a single table and zero knowledge 11 years ago. Today I have a rather full featured application used for so many operations of our small business that I can't imagine functioning without it. I'm not a developer, am totally self trained and not very bright. If I can do it, anyone can. Thank you, Microsoft!

MS Access 2007 Review:
I'm pleased with Access '07. I would suggest a good manual or guide book to aid you through the various functions.