Creating a functional form outside of Access

[Guest]

I currently have a report created in Access. On the report I have entered 2
check boxes and a text box along with information from the database. Is
there anyway to make this report usable outside of Access?

The idea is to send the report electronically and have the user check off
whether or not they are completing a process and then give a reason if they
are not. However, when I export the report to Rich Text (Word), both the
check boxes and text box disappear, leaving only the data. I can physically
add the text boxes back in after the export, but that is too time consuming.

Is there another way to save or export the report so that the check boxes
and text box can be utilized? I have tried just about every format that
Access had available. USERS WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO DATABASE.

 

[Albert D. Kallal]

Check out the following:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access/HA100154271033.aspx


Sending out emails...and gathering the information back is a new feature of
access 2007...

 

[Guest]

Thanks...but what about MicroSoft 2003? I may or may not re-key the data
into Access anyway. My main concern is providing the form to complete
without giving access to the database.

 

[Albert D. Kallal]

Thanks...but what about MicroSoft 2003? I may or may not re-key the data
into Access anyway. My main concern is providing the form to complete
without giving access to the database.

You have to roll your own. (you have to admit, that email form feature is a
great idea...no doubt people like you been requesting that feature).

You could setup a web based system also..I think that we be the most easy
(if you have a web server you can use).

Another approach would be to build a html form, and email that to the user.
I suppose, you could also build a form in word, or excel..and email
that..and have them send that back.

And, there is tons of pdf type systems that allow you to send out forms..and
receive them back. Just Google on

pdf email forms

So, you have to build something, be it in html, word, excel...pdf....or
access 2007. You simply have to choose which you think will be the least
amount of effort for your given situation (and, what set of development
tools you know, or are willing to learn).

 

[Guest]

Thanks again! I agree that the new feature in 2007 will be extremely helpful
and trust me, the first thing I will do is find out if the company has 2007.