A while back I asked for examples of ribbon apps that developers have created. My hope is that we can stimulate different ideas and help people think about how to build apps using the new paradigm. Here are some of the examples sent in by the community... Instant Quote Professional 2007 by PCEsoft.com. Instant Quote Professional (Our Professional Quoting Package) is a feature rich software application designed for any business that requires quotes and invoices. Instant Quote Pro allows you to easily...

This is your chance to become famous! The Office Labs folks have released a cool site for help video. They have a free video recorder that makes the process really simple. There are already 15 Access videos available. Go make a quick demo and share it with the community!

The revised topic Create a form that contains a subform (a one to many form) is now live on Office Online. The topic has been revised to include suggestions from the community, new graphics, rewritten procedures, and two new video demos.

So while most people spend their free time with family, sports or relaxing; I like to make Access Databases. One of things I heard over and over during my years building apps for customers at M7 was; Access database are so ugly!!!! They look like windows 3.1 Design is an art and for myself I know function interests me much more than form. So as I put this database together I have been thinking about the tools I use to make Access apps look great and though I should share. Picking a color scheme Often...

There is a good talk available called Are we there yet? Successfully navigating the bumpy road from Access to SQL Server . Here is the description: “Use SQL Server, not Access”, is advice commonly handed out when the Jet database engine outgrows its usefulness. However, that’s often easier said than done. Each database application is unique; some may have salvageable components, whereas others may need to be redesigned and rebuilt from scratch. In addition, there are substantial differences between...

The video demo, Demo: Set the relationship between 2 tables , is live on Office Online. This seven minute video gives enough information so that the user can intelligently select these options: I think this video is a great resource for anyone new to Access.

Tony Hine created a great community site for MS Access Hints and Tutorials, check it out . It's has 507 members so far and a bunch of great tutorials and videos.   Visit MS Access Hints and Tips

Today’s guest writer is Colin Wilcox from the Access content team. Hi, all: I’m Colin, and I write online training courses for Access. These are self-paced courses that you take in your browser. You can start or stop them at any time, and most courses have hands-on practice sessions. Even better, they’re free. We currently have 9 courses for Access 2007 and 18 courses for Access 2003 . We group them (roughly) for beginning, intermediate, and advanced users. Here’s the current lists of courses and...