jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Mon Nov 23 07:50:12 CST 2009
I use Size to grid all of the time to get all of the objects to align to the grid properly. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Rocky Smolin wrote: > Size - don't know about that one. (Only been using Access for 10+ years > now.) > > R > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David McAfee > Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 11:46 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Fw: Article on Access > > I use ALT+O A L, ALT + O A T, Alt+O S W all the time :) > > On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> > wrote: >> How's this? >> >> >> Access is known as a Rapid application Development platform, and for >> the development of custom databases and applications I have found it >> head and shoulders above any other product in that respect. Since I >> develop applications for business, speed of development the most >> important consideration for me in choice of platform. (And my >> customers, too, by the >> way!) >> >> Now like all programmers, I like doing the high level stuff - >> fashioning slick queries, writing elegant functions, and the like. >> Getting all the text boxes, labels and controls on a report or form >> lined up and positioned where you want them is tedious, time >> consuming, and unrewarding - nudging text or combo boxes, command >> buttons or labels around by the hundredth of an inch until they're all > lined up right. >> So while it might seem a bit trivial, one of my favorite features is >> the ability to 'rubber band' a group of controls and line them up >> and/or space them equally so that my forms and reports look crisp and > professional. >> And being a mouseophobe, I always use the keyboard shortcuts to: >> >> Align Top (Alt OAT) >> Align Bottom (Alt OAB) >> Align Left (Alt OAL) >> Align Right (Alt OAR) >> >> Equal Space Horizontally (Alt OZE) >> Equal Space vertically (Alt OVE) >> Increase/Decrease space Horizontally (Alt OZI/Alt OZD) >> Increase/Decrease space Vertically (Alt OVI/Alt OVD) >> >> And once aligned, if the group of controls needs some nudging, again I >> use the keyboard shortcut - Ctrl with the up, done, left and right >> arrows - to move them about in small increments. >> >> These are not sexy or particularly sophisticated features of the IDE. >> But they are workhorse functions that have saved me enormous time, >> aggravation, and eyestrain. >> >> Rocky Smolin >> Beach Access Software >> 858-259-4334 >> www.e-z-mrp.com >> www.bchacc.com >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan >> Harkins >> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:32 PM >> To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> Subject: [AccessD] Fw: Article on Access >> >> Someone has suggested that I clarify this request. I am looking for >> specific favorite/least favorite items for Access, Excel, and Word. >> The original post said "Office" -- so I want to be clear. >> >> Not getting much response, which surprises me! ;) >> >> Susan H. >> >> >> >> >>> I'm going to write a series of articles of favorite/least favorite >>> tips/features in the Office applications. The selling point is that >>> these comments are your's and not mine for a change. :) If you want >>> to be included, I'll include your contact information in the article >>> -- similar to the security and add-in articles I wrote last year. >>> >>> <http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=497> >>> >>> I'll be writing one on Access. If you're interested, I'll need your >>> favorite all-time Access tip/feature and your least favorite feature. >>> Please mail them to me privately -- ss harkins at gmail dot com -- so >>> we don't upset the kind moderators! >>> >>> I'm been asked not to include keyboard shortcuts. I need a >>> user/code/feature type solution -- it can be very easy. If you want >>> to include a keyboard shortcut, we can do so, as an after thought... >>> "In addition, so and so uses the blah, blah shortcut regular..." Your >>> least favorite can be something you find awkward, a bug, or a feature >>> you think that should be available, but isn't -- or something else -- >>> those are just ideas. What makes you pound your desk and spit out, > "D*mn!" >>> I'll be writing one for Word and Excel too, and possibly Outlook and >>> PP if I can find enough people interested, so keep those in mind too >>> if you're interested. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Susan >>> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >