Hi Everyone, Wednesday is Access Day! Join us on August 19th (this Wednesday) at Microsoft in Waltham, MA. We have a full day of education and discussion on everything Access! Our focus on the evening session will be on Tips and Tricks By Rick Lunetta And Pat Tormey. We invite you to bring in your applications to get the help you need to finish your Access project. We're also taking requests for fall presentations. What do you want to learn in the upcoming months, or better yet what have you learned recently that you'd like to share with the group! As always all events are free and do not require pre-registration. Seating is based on a first come basis… so it pays to be early! Our complete agenda for the day is as follows: ************************************ Intro Session: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm ************************************ "Intro to Access 97" Presented by: Rick Lunetta of Luna Systems rickl@lunasystems.com If you've just opened the box or you've just started using Access 97, this session is for you! This presentation includes an overview of Access (tables, queries, and forms), what's new in the 97 version, and exposure to Access as a development tool. Rick will answer your most frequently asked questions such as: Why do I need Access?, What's the advantage of Access over other databases?, and most importantly….How do I get started? There will be a break approximately mid-morning and the presentation will be followed by Questions & Answers. ************************************ Intermediate Session: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm ************************************ "Access Grab Bag" Presented by: Rick Lunetta of Luna Systems rickl@lunasystems.com Here's a list of topics that Rick will be discussing and presenting in the afternoon session this month: - User Interface Issues (what makes a good interface) - Programming issues and tips (useful techniques) - SQL issues and tips (optimization, optimization, optimization) ************************************ USER GROUP - Pre-Game Show 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Bring your Access problems and questions! Bend the ear of an experienced Access developer or power user to get "real-life" answers to your "real-life" database problems! USER GROUP - Main Meeting 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Open Forum Stand Up and be heard… general announcements, suggestions, etc. ************************************ 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM "Tips and Tricks" Presented by Pat Tormey of Foursquare Solutions tormey@foursquare.com and Rick Lunetta of Luna Systems rickl@lunasystems.com Pat and Rick will be showing you EVERYTHING they know about Access. It's sure to be an early evening! :-) See you in Waltham, Lisa Hall VP, Luna Systems 125 Cambridge Street Burlington, MA 01825 lisah@lunasystems.com www.lunasystems.com All events take place at: Microsoft 6th Floor 9 Hillside Avenue Waltham, MA For directions: www.microsoft.com/usa/newengland/office/waltham/default.htm If you have a change of email address or wish to be removed from this mailing, please contact me: Email: lisah@lunasystems.com Phone: 781-270-4900 ********************************** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ********************************** More Are User Groups: All meetings are at Microsoft 6th floor 230 Third Ave., Waltham MA. Wednesday, August 26 at 7:00pm The Greater Boston FoxPro User Group Topic: Visual Basic And Visual FoxPro Head To Head Comparison Les Pinter, editor of The Pinter Database Newsletter, is preparing a series of articles comparing VB to VFP. He shares his research findings with us comparing: (1) Equivalent commands/procedures/menu selections for FoxPro people who just might need to use VB, and (2) A couple of applications written in VB and VFP to compare exactly which one is harder to code and which one runs faster with 200,000 records. ********************************************** Thursday, August 20 at 7:00pm The Greater Boston Microsoft Office User Group Topic: Are You A Microsoft Word Expert? Part II In July we started looking at topics covered on the Word version of the Microsoft Office User Specialist expert exam. First on tap this month are the Word drawing tools.