[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
>>
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