editing someone else's letters in design mode

[Geri]

i am trying to edit someone else's letters--address changes, etc. when i go
into design mode and put the correct information in, it does not work. how
do i edit in design mode? or if that doesn't work, how do i get it back to
the original design?

thanks

 

[Duane Hookom]

Is this an Access question? If so, are you referring to forms, reports,
tables,...?

 

[Geri]

i am using software that has a front end database and then reports, letters,
etc. that plug in the information from the database. i also can edit these
reports, letters, etc. to fit our specific needs. however, when i do edit in
design mode, and then go back to check that it worked correctly, i get these
little windows popping up asking me for the information i have already put in
the design module. it does not automatically plug in the information. is
this normal or have i ruined the whole setup? and if i have ruined it, how
do i fix it?
thanks

 

[mnature]

Rule 1: Perform backups on a regular basis
Rule 2: Perform a backup before doing anything to your database
Rule 3: Perform a backup right after doing something to your database

It is possible to ruin something in Access (not that I've ever done it
myself, of course . . .) in the process of entering data/changing
something/editing. If someone else has a copy of the front end, you may want
to get a copy of just the report/letter you are having problems with.

 

[Duane Hookom]

What "software"? is this written in Access? Access doesn't have "letters"
but does have reports.

"plug in the information from the database"? Access has tables and queries
with fields/columns.

"design mode" of what? Are you editing the design of reports or what?

"go back" where? Are you referring to print preview of a report?

I don't know what you might have ruined so I can't tell you how to fix it.