After clicking the Send button, Access will automatically send your messages using Outlook. An example form appears above.
When users fill out your form, Outlook will automatically send the replies to Access, which will use them to automatically update your database.
Collecting Information for an Access Database by E-mail
By Mike Chapple, About.com
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- Open the Access database and start the wizard
- Choose the type of form you wish to send
- Choose to collect new data or update existing data
- Select the fields you wish to collect
- Automatically process e-mail replies in your database
- Choose e-mail recipients
- Customize the e-mail message
- Send the e-mail message
- Review the message
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