Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 09:49:03 -0400 From: Donna Rae Subject: Access Day - 6/21/00 Hello Everyone, Next Wednesday, June 21, 2000 is "MS OFFICE DAY" at Microsoft in Waltham, MA.. Here are the session details and topics that will be discussed. All events are free and do not require pre-registration. Seating is based on a first come basis... so it pays to be early! Please make an extra effort to join us before we break for the summer. Our next OFFICE DAY is not scheduled until September. We are in search of User Tips! If you have a USER TIP you would like to share please send it to me at the following address: DonnaR@lunasystems.com and who knows it may just show up on a future announcement! The agenda for next Wednesday's "MS OFFICE DAY" is as follows: ************************************ MICROSOFT WORD User Group 9:30 am to 11:00 am ************************************ "WORD FIELDS" Presented by: Arnold Bilansky: 71533.1031@compuserve.com ************************************ MICROSOFT WORD User Group 11:00 am to12:30 pm ************************************ "WORD FACILITIES" Presented by: Arnold Bilansky: 71533.1031@compuserve.com ************************************ PAT & RICK'S TRAVELLING ROADSHOW 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm ************************************ Presented by: Presented by: Pat Tormey, P.E., Foursquare Solutions, Inc., (tormey@foursquare.com) & Rick Lunetta, Luna Systems Corporation, (RickL@lunasystems.com) This session will cover and discuss bad database designs and how to fix them. Everyone is cordially invited to bring in your own database for review. ***************************************** THE ACCESS TRAUMA CENTER 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm ***************************************** Presented by: John Giuliano, Stone-Crowne Associates, (Stone-Crowne@msn.com) Does Access depress you at times? Do you bang your head against the wall trying to get Access to do things that are common functions in other applications? Does your blood pressure rise trying to format reports to look just like the boss's old favorites? Does the mere thought of opening the code window give you anxiety attacks? We have just what the doctor ordered. -- "The Access Trauma Center" Each month from 4:30 to 5:30 we will solve (or try to solve) problems posed by the audience. The hour will be broken up into different segments: 'Triage' (5 minutes) -- Here we poll the audience for pressing and perplexing problems to solve. (Please no "nice to know" questions. Our goal will be to help the suffering victims of Access.) 'Emergency Surgery' (45 minutes) - Here we diagnose the problems and find working solutions. We will build forms, reports, and code modules that demonstrate methods discussed. No cosmetic surgery will be performed here. Emergency surgery is not pretty. Expect ugly forms and reports. If you have a weak stomach, it may be best to retire to the waiting room. Copies of the working solutions and code will be available for any who request such. 'Is The Patient Still Breathing?' (5 minutes) - Q&A dealing with quick verbal solutions to problems that did not require on-screen demonstrations of solutions. 'Doctor, It Hurts When I Do This...' (5 minutes) - A short session on things to watch out for as you develop applications. Each month we will discuss different topics. Did we mention we are also a research facility? In the event of too few questions, a topic vital to the health and well-being of all intermediate level Access Users will be covered. ************************************ MICROSOFT ACCESS User Group 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm ************************************ "Pre-Game Show" ************************************ MICROSOFT ACCESS User Group 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm ************************************ "CREATING A VIRTUAL USER" Presented by: Rodrigo Covarrubias (RodrigoCovarrubi@Hotmail.com) Do you work for a company that has one of those old Main Frames? Have you been running against the wall trying to enter data into the databases on the Main Frame? I may not have the right answer, but I do have something that will work until you can get the right answer. If you need to enter a file into an existing database on the main frame, and the only way to do it is by hand (keying it out of a print out of your file), I may have what you are looking for. If you have a data entry screen that allows you to enter or change data on a database in your mainframe, and the data entry screen supports scripting (VBA would be great, otherwise any scripting is good), all you have to do is build a database, record some scripts on your data entry screen, and through automation your data entry will be done faster and will be 100% accurate by the computer. The above sessions are subject to change. **************************************************************************** * F L A S H * * * * * * N E W S I T E M * * * * * * F L A S H **************************************************************************** * This will be our last meeting for the summer. There will be no Office Day meeting in July and August. We will start up again in September. Hope you are able to attend and if not, hope you all have a wonderful summer. **************************************************************************** *********************************** ***************************SPECIAL REQUEST********************** Our MS Office Day event is looking for speakers from our user groups to round out our schedule of presenters for any and all tools in the MS Office Suite. The audience is typically beginners with some intermediate level people. The speaker will need to be available during the day on the third Wednesday of each month at Microsoft in Waltham for a 1 1/2 hour presentation. This is your chance to help our user group and get a little personal speaking experience at the same time. . . If you are interested please contact Donna Rae at Luna Systems, DonnaR@lunasystems.com, and let her know when you are available and what subject you would like to cover. Pat, Phil, Rick and John will be available to help you prepare for the session. Please check Luna Systems website: www.lunasystems.com for up to date information on all of the sessions scheduled for "MS OFFICE DAY" and also for any cancellations due to weather conditions and/or unforeseen circumstances. See you in Waltham, Donna Rae Luna Systems Corporation 2 Dundee Park, Suite 103 Andover, MA 01810-3725 DonnaR@lunasystems.com www.lunasystems.com All events take place at: Microsoft 230 Third Avenue Waltham, MA For directions: www.microsoft.com/newengland/waltham.htm If you have a change of email address or wish to be removed from this mailing, please contact me: Email: DonnaR@lunasystems.com Phone: 978-749-9600 **************************************************************************** **************************************** **************************************************************************** ****************************************