Designer for Microsoft Access for Windows

User Reviews

• Powerful and Easy to use!!

  havinfunprogrammingDecember 9, 2011

  Pros

  Ease of use and time saving features make Access fun to use

  Cons

  Not much....like any software, there is a small learning curve, but well worth it!

  Summary

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• Simplify relationships wirh easy to understand logic.

  lfielding77November 29, 2011

  Pros

  East to understand relationship questions puts the different items in prospective.

  Cons

  What will be shown as the main items and what will be the detailed or supporting items could be improved.

  Summary

  A giant step in expanding my knowledge of databases and what is possible.

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• LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Designer for MS!

  FrozenBlondeAKNovember 28, 2011

  Pros

  It was so easy! I tried doing it on my own and it was time consuming and Access still did not do everything I wanted it to do. Anyone can use Access with this software, I won't design without it ever again!

  Cons

  Takes a bit of re-arranging to get what you want, but if you write down what tables, reports, etc. you want BEFORE you use the software, you will save time and frustration (you should always do this with Access anyways).

  Summary

  I encourage anyone to download the free trial and play with it...you won't be dissapointed!

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• Fantastic Tool!

  holmesadaNovember 26, 2011

  Pros

  Does everything for you. The tools asks all the right questions to help you build a professional relational database with professional forms. I can't wait to purchase the dashboard tool.

  Cons

  Takes a little getting used to, but it is well worth the time.

  Summary

  The perfect solution for anyone wanting to build professional relational databases. I would recommend this product many times over.

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• A great help!

  bnettmdNovember 26, 2011

  Pros

  Great for setting up tables, relationships, and forms. I can see it being an excellent way for less experienced Access users to get the hang of developing databases. I am using it for the first time on my current development project and it is helping me organize the complexity of a very large database structure and come up with a consistent form design. I am looking forward to trying other OpenGate software packages.

  Cons

  I was able to somehow confused the software in the defining fields and relationships section where the tables selected didn't match the tables being defined. I also wanted a hyperlink data type but that and the OLE object types were not available in Designer.

  Summary

  Overall, I think it is an excellent idea and execution that I wish I would have thought up.

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• Makes complex simple

  dgwilsNovember 25, 2011

  Pros

  This product allows me to design a database quickly but lets me make corrections as I go along, invaluable if you want to learn the complexities of relational databases.

  Cons

  Does take some practice to get it right

  Summary

  A very good product if you need to create relational databases then this is a must have!

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• I am new at this database thing. designer works good.

  dociluke44November 23, 2011

  Pros

  Just like your advertizement says... You just answer a series of questions and the data base is created within seconds. I found that I could go back and correct things I did not like anytime I needed to before I finalized the data base. Even after finalizing, I could create a new Data Base and put updates in. Then go back an delete the old Data Base. This of course is before I got serious and started adding any quantity of information to the DB.

  Cons

  I have not run into many of those as yet. Just like anything else, practicing with it makes it better (Perfect).

  Summary

  No such thing as perfect, but this product allows me to make my creation more perfect as I get use to it.

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• Great product.

  jcoleman11November 23, 2011

  Pros

  Ease of use, functionality

  Cons

  I have not found any

  Summary

  This is a great product that saves me a lot of time over manually building databases. I highly recommend it!!

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• Designer for MS Access - Super Simple Solution

  kfoertschbeckNovember 23, 2011

  Pros

  Just answer a series of simple questions and you are on your way to a well designed solution.

  Cons

  Only downside is that I spent hours working manually before I found an alternative.

  Summary

  Even if you are experienced using Access, Designer will move your project forward. Well worth the cost - no buyers remorse here! Five Stars requires the application to read my mind. This is as close as you can get...

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• Excellent!

  TazahdNovember 23, 2011

  Pros

  No Microsoft Access Experience Required. Just requires some thought before you start (PLAN).

  Cons

  Little bit of a learning curve, but like anything else you need to to have the goal in mind.

  Summary

  If you dont want to mess with VBA, and need to make something quick and easy.

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