Not sure if Access is the right tool for the job.

[BenBristow]

Hello All,

I would like to thank all who read this. I really want to make this work but I am not sure if Access is the correct tool to complete my goal.

Back Story:

We have a presentation hall with 2 flat screens we use for displays. We currently use power point along for our presentations. What I would like to do, with access if possible, is to have a library available within power point. I would like to be able to type or select, with drop downs or the like, book-chapter-line and have it display with in the presentation.

Is this even possible? The book is huge, about 1800 pages give or take. Eventually I would like to expand the database to account for multiple books.

Any thoughts will be taken constructively and appreciated.

Ben

[pbaldy]

Welcome Ben! I won't take a position on "right" or "best", but Access is certainly a candidate. You can automate other Office products including PowerPoint from within Access, so you should be able to create/modify a PowerPoint presentation. I've done a lot of Excel automation, but only done PowerPoint once, about 15 years ago.

[BenBristow]

Well at least I am not crazy. I was under the impression that Office products worked together in this way but was uncertain to the extent. So it is possible to set this up?

I guess the trick now is t learn Access and find a starting place.

Thank you pbaldy

[pbaldy]

So it is possible to set this up?

What are you referring to exactly?