I use Photoshop Elements, which is about $80 depending on where you buy it.

[eta: It's $69.99 at Amazon right now.]

Thanks! I will try the Graphic Converter tonight--I do have it, but I am not sure it will do what I want it to. If not, Elements sounds good.

Hi all

I have 2 questions:

I am have just changed jobs and have gone from using Filemaker Pro to Microsoft Access. Does anyone have any recommendations as to books, tutorials, etc. I need to be able to build reports, queries, etc. What I would really like is a resource that tells me how to do what I alread know how to do in Filemaker in Access, like a translator or something!

Does anyone know how to do a find in Access? That is, I can't figure out how to easily locate groups of records (like, say everyone who took a certain class). I have a database that was built by my boss, and he has taken away the title bar (file, edit, etc), so I can't build a query (if that is what I do. He finds students in a class by pageing through them until he finds to ones he wants. This is driving me buggy!

Thanks

Sophia,

I started teaching myself Access and then stopped after finding that most of what I needed done for my project could be done in Excel.

Microsoft Access for Dummies is a good book.

Does anyone know how to do a find in Access? That is, I can't figure out how to easily locate groups of records (like, say everyone who took a certain class).

"Find" in access only finds one record at a time. To find a group of records that meet certain criteria, you need to filter a table or create a query.

and he has taken away the title bar (file, edit, etc), so I can't build a query (if that is what I do.

Oops, just read that. OK, you can filter whatever table or form you're in by right-clicking on the field you want to filter by.

It's been ages since I used Access, but I remember there being an icon that looked like a funnel that allowed you to filter records by whatever criteria you put in. (I think it was called "filter")

[eta: Oh, I didn't see the bit about the missing tool bar. Is there anything under the View menu that can get it back for you?]

OK

The way the datbase is set up, there is a list of contacts. Each contact has multiple classes, which I assume are in another table from the student, but it is showing on the form. When I rightclick to filter, it still hows me ALL the students, but if they didn't take that class, their classes section is blank.

ALL I WANT TO DO IS SEND A @$#! EMAIL!!!!

(sorry, I don't know what got into me) I want to make them buy me Filemaker, but I know they won't.

But, thanks-- the rightclick does work!

Oh- and Jessica, I don't even see the view menu- just the page he has created.

It is like I am using a completely non-beta tested database built by someone who is just starting out building a database, but I can't get behind it to figure out what is going on.

Oh- and Jessica, I don't even see the view menu- just the page he has created.

Gah, how annoying. They should totally buy you Filemaker!

Sophia, I have gone from Access to Filemaker in the past, and found them really similar. I think you shouldn't have a hard time translating your skills. However, I'd get that menu bar back!

Can you get your boss to show you how to get in the back end.