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Old 01-18-2007 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by avi8tor4life
Has anyone made an e-logbook in Microsoft Access? I've done one in Excel that I like but there are somethings I can't do in it. One of my friends recommended Access but I haven't the slightest clue how to use it. Anyone know?
Access is not a very user friendly program to use. I would recommend buying a little book about it if you plan on using it. I know how to use it, but only because I took four database classes (which I hated) in college.

What it will do for you is create spreadsheets, similar to excel, but you have a few options. You will enter your information in a "form," instead of just typing it into excel. If you get technical with it, you can divide your times and sort them in a cabazillion different ways. It's neat once you know the details of it, but there is no way in hell I would take the time to create an e-logbook with it.

Just use excel, or if you want to spend some bucks get LogBook Pro or SafeLog.
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