Category Archives: User Interface (UI)

Extracting Your Access Configuration

Garry shows you how to extract important information about your Access installation (and the version of Access that your application is running under). In this article you’ll find out how you can log information about the Access software configurations running … Continue reading

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Effective User Manuals

A user manual can reduce your maintenance costs and time on the phone–if it’s a good one. Peter Vogel explores how to create a user manual that will actually get read. Without a user manual, your users have to call … Continue reading

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Cuing Banners

Doug Steele tries to address commonly asked questions from Access developers. This month is looking at how to simulate XP Cue Banners. See the other half of this Access Answers article here more Dragging Around. Internet controls such as search … Continue reading

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Access User Interface Design

Many developers find themselves creating the user interface for their applications without any training. Peter discusses how you can use Access’s features to deliver an excellent user interface. For many years, the user interfaces (UIs) that I delivered with my … Continue reading

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Access Interfaces: User Configuration

This month, Rebecca Riordan discusses the importance of giving your users control over fundamental UI elements such as fonts and colors. It’s simple to do, and your users will love you for it. One of the fundamental principles of user … Continue reading

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