Category Archives: Microsoft Office Tips

Hidden Form in Access Closes Unexpectedly

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Debra Dalgleish

Today I solved a nagging problem with an Access database, so I’ll share the solution here, in case it helps someone else. In an Access database that I built, there is a Login form, where the users select their name … Continue reading →

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Organizing Email in Outlook

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Debra Dalgleish

A couple of weeks ago, due to some computer problems, I set up a new copy of Outlook 2010 on my laptop. I’ve used Outlook for many years, starting with Outlook 98, I think. Usually I copy the old Outlook … Continue reading →

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Access Database is Read Only

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Debra Dalgleish

When I tried to open one of my main Access databases today, I got the alarming message, “The database ‘MyData’ is read-only. You won’t be able to save changes made to data or object definitions in this database.” I closed … Continue reading →

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Problems Deleting an Outlook Folder

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Debra Dalgleish

I’ve had some strange problems with Outlook for the past couple of weeks complains about things not being closed properly usually crashes the first time I try to print a message crashed when I tried to select a couple of … Continue reading →

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Stop Looking in the Outbox

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Debra Dalgleish

Does this ever happen to you? In Outlook, you create an email, hit Send, then wander off to do a few other things. Hours later, you get a phone call from the client who’s waiting for your message, and you … Continue reading →

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