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	Understanding the Issues Template in Access 2010 Explore the design patterns used in the Access 2010 Issues web database template.
	Validating User Input With the Before Change Data Macro Event in Access 2010 Examine some of the validation rules contained in the Before Change macro attached to the Order Details table in the Northwind web database.
	Using Single Images Across Multiple Forms and Reports in Access 2010 Applications Use the image gallery in Access 2010 to save space and replace images across multiple forms and reports.
	Using Conditional Formatting in Access 2010 Reports Use Access 2010 to add support for simple conditional formatting in reports, which allows for multiple conditions and formatting options.

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	Access 2010 Developer Reference Find conceptual overviews, programming tasks, samples, and reference documentation for developing solutions based on Access 2010.
	Access 2010 Object Model Changes Since Earlier Versions Explore the Access 2010 object model.
	Backward Compatibility Between Access 2010 and Access 2007 Tips for making your Access 2010 database backward compatible with Access 2007.
	Application Compatibility Tools for Office 2010 Migrate existing application code to Office 2010.

Access 2007

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Download the Access 2010 Runtime
Distribute applications to users who do not have Access installed on their computers.
Access 2010 Source Code Control Add-in
This add-in makes it easy to deploy and manage solutions built with Access 2010.
Access Database Engine Redistributable 2010
Install components that helps transfer data between Office files and non-Office applications.

Access 2007

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Access 2010

Creating Web Databases with Access 2010 and Access Services

Create and publish an Access 2010 database to Access Services on SharePoint Server 2010.
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Using Conditional Formatting in Access 2010 Reports

Add support for simple conditional formatting in reports.
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Using Navigation Forms in Access 2010

Create web and client-focused interfaces using a common design style using navigation forms.
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Access 2007

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Access 2010

Data Programming with Microsoft Access 2010
Develop native or managed data access code with Access 2010 or Access 2007.
Understanding the Issues Template in Access 2010
Explore the design patterns used in the Access 2010 Issues web database template.
Working with Macros and Expressions in Access 2010
Start writing macros attached to tables with the new data macros feature in Access 2010.

Access 2007

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Stefan Hoffmann has worked as a software developer for an independent software vendor since 1997. Most of his projects use databases (RDBMS) such as Access, Oracle, and SQL Server.

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Using crosstab queries in reports
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Using a Combo Box to search as you type
Here's a neat trick that you can use to filter a Continuous or Split f... more

Access 2010: How to write expressions for Web queries, forms, and reports
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