❤ Marielle. Yr 10 IST.
simply me & what I do in IST...

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cos i have machine guns! xD

I'm Marielle. ❤
02.05.95
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[EST. 210307]
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~ Additional: Using Macros ~

This is activity wasn't a part of the original set tasks for the term, but I decided to add it in as an extra entry because I used it in my database assessment. A macro works as a set instruction and once you edit in your preferences in the macro builder in Microsoft Access it is able to perform your set instruction such as closing a form, cycling between records and prompting a search. Once created, a macro can be used as an alternative to a button. By clicking and dragging the selected created macro into the design view of a form, a button will appear using the commands provided within the macro.

Because there were a few issues with the buttons in my original database about "ambiguous file names", that I wasn't able to fix, and when I asked Mr. Lennon he didn't know either, I wasn't able to use the command button feature as required in the assessment task. Though I did still post an entry on how to create a button to show that I do know how to create and use one. But instead of using buttons I decided to try an alternative and use macros. These macros were able to perform the same thing as the buttons but could be customised more and there was a much wider range of uses for them. They also weren't hard to create and I found that I could expand on the navigation operations of my database through these macros.

Here is a screen shot of the macro builder, showing just a few of the possibilities a macro can reach to fit the creators intended commands;

Sorry if I couldn't follow the task description and use buttons but I think you'll find that my use of macros still meet the marking criteria as shown on the assessment sheet.

Thank You.

Marielle.

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