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| Thread ID: 137257 | 2014-06-12 06:46:00 | Microsoft Access - Still dont like the Ribbon versions | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1377021 | 2014-06-12 06:46:00 | As a self taught user of Microsoft Access for many years, I still struggle with the versions from 2007 onwards. I can never find anything on the ribbon, and every small task takes me 5 or ten minutes. Why cant they make it more intuitive ? |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1377022 | 2014-06-12 07:25:00 | If you have 2010 or later, customise it. ;) | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1377023 | 2014-06-12 08:00:00 | So I have to spend ages customisnig it, and then no help pages will be able to help me. I'd rather they just made it more intuitive. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1377024 | 2014-06-12 08:06:00 | You can always use a add-in to make it look like ( and work) the same as previous versions. One for Access www.addintools.com Under the Downloads you can use select various other programs and years. ( gives a preview of what it looks like as well) Been a while since I used it myself but the site says its got a 15 day trial. There are others that are free, but from experience dont work as well. Other option -- adapt and learn the menus, everything is still there just may be in a different place. :) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1377025 | 2014-06-12 08:58:00 | The ribbon is, imo, far more intuitive. It's just that you're used to where things were. | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1377026 | 2014-06-15 01:32:00 | The Ribbon is not sufficiently intuitive. If they were to add a single text field to the ribbon where you could type in a word for what you want, eg "Repair" or "Startup" or "Options" it would save a @#$%load of time for those of us that are periodically expected to work with it. Or alternatively, stop moving the damned menu items around under different headings with every release. I still routinely use Access 2003. Definitely will not purchase a ribboned version, and will also not touch a Cloud based version. All MS have done in the last decade is make the product progressively LESS and LESS attractive to me. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1377027 | 2014-06-15 02:14:00 | Was using access 2013 a while back, personally found the ribbon pretty easy to use. As someone who's used 2010 and 2013 - maybe they've changed the ribbon layout a little, but I've found 2013 nicer than 2010. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1377028 | 2014-06-15 20:58:00 | Either use the add-in as Wainuitech says, or just keep using the old version. There is no need to upgrade to the latest anyway. | pctek (84) | ||
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