I have designed a training module on Queries and Reports in Access 2000 for
a client. They now tell me that they have just installed Access 2007. I
don't have that yet (too expensive!) so I need to know whether the Design
View and Wizard screens are much different between the two versions. Can
anyone help? I don't really want to invest in 2007 just for one client at
the moment.
Thanks
Tony

hi Tony,

Tony Williams wrote:
> I have designed a training module on Queries and Reports in Access 2000 for
> a client. They now tell me that they have just installed Access 2007. I
> don't have that yet (too expensive!) so I need to know whether the Design
> View and Wizard screens are much different between the two versions.
I would say: the GUI has totally changed.

Even this is not quite correct, but there are major changes in almost
all areas of the user interface.


mfG
--> stefan <--

Hi Tony,

Microsoft Office Access 2007 has many added benefits to Microsoft Office
Access 2000, however you may still design your databases in Microsoft Office
Access 2000 and open them in Microsoft Office Access 2007 without too many
issues.

Best regards,
Carl

"Tony Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have designed a training module on Queries and Reports in Access 2000 for
>a client. They now tell me that they have just installed Access 2007. I
>don't have that yet (too expensive!) so I need to know whether the Design
>View and Wizard screens are much different between the two versions. Can
>anyone help? I don't really want to invest in 2007 just for one client at
>the moment.
> Thanks
> Tony
>

Thanks Carl I was just wondering how different the design view and wizard
screens were? Will they be able to follow my training manual which shows the
2003 Version if they use 2007?
Thanks
Tony
"Carl Grundling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eMai$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Tony,
>
> Microsoft Office Access 2007 has many added benefits to Microsoft Office
> Access 2000, however you may still design your databases in Microsoft
> Office Access 2000 and open them in Microsoft Office Access 2007 without
> too many issues.
>
> Best regards,
> Carl
>
> "Tony Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have designed a training module on Queries and Reports in Access 2000
>>for a client. They now tell me that they have just installed Access 2007.
>>I don't have that yet (too expensive!) so I need to know whether the
>>Design View and Wizard screens are much different between the two
>>versions. Can anyone help? I don't really want to invest in 2007 just for
>>one client at the moment.
>> Thanks
>> Tony
>>
>

Thanks Stefan I was just wondering how different the design view and wizard
screens were? Will they be able to follow my training manual which shows the
2003 Version if they use 2007?
Thanks
Tony
"Stefan Hoffmann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
> hi Tony,
>
> Tony Williams wrote:
>> I have designed a training module on Queries and Reports in Access 2000
>> for a client. They now tell me that they have just installed Access 2007.
>> I don't have that yet (too expensive!) so I need to know whether the
>> Design View and Wizard screens are much different between the two
>> versions.
> I would say: the GUI has totally changed.
>
> Even this is not quite correct, but there are major changes in almost all
> areas of the user interface.
>
>
> mfG
> --> stefan <--
>

hi Tony,

Tony Williams wrote:
> Thanks Stefan I was just wondering how different the design view and wizard
> screens were? Will they be able to follow my training manual which shows the
> 2003 Version if they use 2007?
In my opinion the are not that different, but the ribbon and the new
task pane make it difficult to find the appropriate functions. You
should really take a look at it. It's hard to explain.


mfG
--> stefan <--

Thanks Stefan I will.
Tony
"Stefan Hoffmann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:OQW%(E-Mail Removed)...
> hi Tony,
>
> Tony Williams wrote:
>> Thanks Stefan I was just wondering how different the design view and
>> wizard screens were? Will they be able to follow my training manual which
>> shows the 2003 Version if they use 2007?
> In my opinion the are not that different, but the ribbon and the new task
> pane make it difficult to find the appropriate functions. You should
> really take a look at it. It's hard to explain.
>
>
> mfG
> --> stefan <--

The biggest issue is that the menus and toolbars are gone (replaced by the
ribbon), and so is the Database Window (replaced by the Navigation Pane.)

So if you have written a basic training manual that starts out with, say:
Click the Queries tab of the Database Window
your novice users are lost at step 1.

Similarly, if you say:
Click the Find icon on the toolbar, or choose Find on the Edit menu
again, they are lost, since there is no toolbar, and no Edit menu.

Several of the Wizard screens look really different too. To be honest, I
don't know how many are different, as I rarely use them, but some (such as
the import/export wizards) look very different.

In summary, if it's a basic manual, you've got some re-writing to do.

If you want a way to see what the new interface looks like, follow some of
the links on this page
http://blogs.msdn.com/access/archive...e/default.aspx

If you want to know how to describe things in the ribbon instead of the
menus/toolbars, see:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ac...388991033.aspx
or:
http://office.microsoft.com/search/r...HA101666061033

BTW, make sure your client has installed SP1 for Office 2007. It's deadly
without it.

--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia
Tips for Access users - http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html
Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.

"Tony Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Carl I was just wondering how different the design view and wizard
> screens were? Will they be able to follow my training manual which shows
> the 2003 Version if they use 2007?
> Thanks
> Tony
> "Carl Grundling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:eMai$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi Tony,
>>
>> Microsoft Office Access 2007 has many added benefits to Microsoft Office
>> Access 2000, however you may still design your databases in Microsoft
>> Office Access 2000 and open them in Microsoft Office Access 2007 without
>> too many issues.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Carl
>>
>> "Tony Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have designed a training module on Queries and Reports in Access 2000
>>>for a client. They now tell me that they have just installed Access 2007.
>>>I don't have that yet (too expensive!) so I need to know whether the
>>>Design View and Wizard screens are much different between the two
>>>versions. Can anyone help? I don't really want to invest in 2007 just for
>>>one client at the moment.
>>> Thanks
>>> Tony

One other thought if I migrate, if I create in 2007 is it backward
compatible? Most of my clients still have 2003.
Thanks
Tony
"Stefan Hoffmann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:OQW%(E-Mail Removed)...
> hi Tony,
>
> Tony Williams wrote:
>> Thanks Stefan I was just wondering how different the design view and
>> wizard screens were? Will they be able to follow my training manual which
>> shows the 2003 Version if they use 2007?
> In my opinion the are not that different, but the ribbon and the new task
> pane make it difficult to find the appropriate functions. You should
> really take a look at it. It's hard to explain.
>
>
> mfG
> --> stefan <--

Thanks Allen, really useful. The problem I have is most of my clients still
have 2003 apart from this one client. If I move to 2007 will the database be
backward compatible ie if I create in 2007, will 2003 open it?
Thanks
Tony
"Allen Browne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> The biggest issue is that the menus and toolbars are gone (replaced by the
> ribbon), and so is the Database Window (replaced by the Navigation Pane.)
>
> So if you have written a basic training manual that starts out with, say:
> Click the Queries tab of the Database Window
> your novice users are lost at step 1.
>
> Similarly, if you say:
> Click the Find icon on the toolbar, or choose Find on the Edit menu
> again, they are lost, since there is no toolbar, and no Edit menu.
>
> Several of the Wizard screens look really different too. To be honest, I
> don't know how many are different, as I rarely use them, but some (such as
> the import/export wizards) look very different.
>
> In summary, if it's a basic manual, you've got some re-writing to do.
>
> If you want a way to see what the new interface looks like, follow some of
> the links on this page
> http://blogs.msdn.com/access/archive...e/default.aspx
>
> If you want to know how to describe things in the ribbon instead of the
> menus/toolbars, see:
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ac...388991033.aspx
> or:
>
> http://office.microsoft.com/search/r...HA101666061033
>
> BTW, make sure your client has installed SP1 for Office 2007. It's deadly
> without it.
>
> --
> Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia
> Tips for Access users - http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html
> Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.
>
> "Tony Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanks Carl I was just wondering how different the design view and wizard
>> screens were? Will they be able to follow my training manual which shows
>> the 2003 Version if they use 2007?
>> Thanks
>> Tony
>> "Carl Grundling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:eMai$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi Tony,
>>>
>>> Microsoft Office Access 2007 has many added benefits to Microsoft Office
>>> Access 2000, however you may still design your databases in Microsoft
>>> Office Access 2000 and open them in Microsoft Office Access 2007 without
>>> too many issues.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Carl
>>>
>>> "Tony Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I have designed a training module on Queries and Reports in Access 2000
>>>>for a client. They now tell me that they have just installed Access
>>>>2007. I don't have that yet (too expensive!) so I need to know whether
>>>>the Design View and Wizard screens are much different between the two
>>>>versions. Can anyone help? I don't really want to invest in 2007 just
>>>>for one client at the moment.
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Tony
>