James, Take a look at Open Office - http://www.openoffice.org/product/ It is free and may have the functionality you need. I have never used their Data functions but the word processor and spread sheet work fine. Dick
--- In [email protected], "Ove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As you address this group I guess you also have Access? > For personal use I have designed an application in Acc XP in Swedish for registering the belongings of my family with place for up to three pictures of each item. If you think that could be of interest I ask you to send a mail to me directly as I do not want to send it out without control. My address is of at laholmo.net where you of course replace at with @. > If you are interested I will try to translate the field names to English. I am also a retired man so do not expect prompt delivery! > Ove. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 11:29 PM > Subject: [ms_access] Database Design Help ? > > > > Hi Everyone, > > I am new to this group so please bear with me because I am no doubt > going to be asking some questions that may appear to be very basic to > some of you. > > Because of personal finances, I simply can not afford to purchase of > the shelf computer programs, so I though about writing the programs > that I need in the Windows Office framework. > > I have used Word and Excel for many years now, though not to their > full potential. > > I wish to make a database for all the items that I own in my house > togther with photo's of said items. > > I know how in my own mind how I want it to look on screen, but do not > have the first idea of how to do it. Can I also input data, search > data, print data etc from the screen that I want it to diisplay are > other questions. > > Where should I start ..... ? > > Your help would be most appreciated. > > James > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
