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Access 2007 Offline Help File/In depth help

So, just about every post I see on here, where there is a question about a function etc, I see at least one reply that says 'The help file contains a ton of great info'. I get that, but with that,  when I am coding in VBA and I type say 'Application.' and then the (I forgot the name of it) intuitive drop down box appears and there is a list of things you can select with the Application function. I want to know how you find out what all those types of things mean/do. I am not limiting it to the Application. function, I mean all that kind of stuff. Help is somewhat good at that, but where can I find out the in depth kind of stuff.

I have SEVERAL books on VBA - Bibles, Programmers Guides, etc. Is there a 'COMPLETE' book out there somewhere? I have a feeling there are some very cool things I could be doing, or things I could do better. I just don't know how.

Would this be more of a Visual Basic book that I need to reference?

Thanks for ANY websites, books, or info you can steer me towards in my quest for mastering Access. : )
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"Is there a 'COMPLETE' book out there somewhere?"

Not really, sorry.  

This is one of my favorite books:

"Fixing Access Annoyances"
Phil Mitchell and Evan Callahan
O'Reilly

In the back ... there is a great reference appendix ...with functions, macro actions etc.

I have a long list of Access sites that combined ... contain a wealth of info.  Do you want thoses?

mx
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Hey mx, thanks, sure I will take them. I have a very small list myself but it's mostly links to cool example DB's that I didn't want to lose.

I will take a look at that book too. I appreciate the tip.
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WOW..thanks mx. I appreciate it.
You are welcome.

On thing I can add is ... there are a LOT of new properties on Forms, etc in A2010 (and A2007) ... with virtually NO Help, sadly.  I addressed this issue with Microsoft at the recent MVP summit.  We will see what happens.

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Ok, whew, so it isn't just me that thinks that. Thanks for representing the people mx..I just hope Microsoft will listen. Any bets?
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"Any bets?"
Well, there was a LOT of 'head nodding" lol.  Not totally sure if anyone was taking notes ...!

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mx - Thanks for the links. Great stuff.

pteranodon72 - I was in there once on accident, thought it was cool, didn't know what I did or how to get back. I didn't know what it was called either to google it. Thanks. ;)
You are welcome .... happy reading.

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