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  1. dyow

    Missing tool

    I am unable to find the burn tool. I am using Illustrator 10 and I was sure that it was still available, but I cannot locate it. Can someone let me know where to find it. Thanks in advance.
  2. dyow

    Making a shadow

    I have drawn a picture of a yard with trees in it. It looks great except it would look a lot better if it had some shadows for the trees and some shadows to show elevation changes. My problem is that I draw the shadow, but I don't know how to make the edges of the shadow disolve into the...
  3. dyow

    Format Field

    I am looking at adding two fields to my database. One field will be a date field and allow the user to enter the date of birth. The second field would display the person's age. What I want to know is how to format the second field so that it continually updates the persons age based on the...
  4. dyow

    Cannot find handles...

    I have suddenly lost my handles on my objects. I need to be able to resize and rotate my objects and I am unable to as I cannot figure out how to get the handles to appear around the objects. I am sure that there is a simple answer to this problem, but I cannot seem to figure it out. Can...
  5. dyow

    Import Question

    I am trying to import a spreadsheet into Act 2005. I have converted the excel sheet into a tab delimited file and follow all of the prompts. However, after the last prompt says that the file was imported, when I look in Act, there is nothing. What am I doing wrong. Thanks in advance for the...
  6. dyow

    Transfer Fields

    I have a customer database that has shipping and billing information on one form. Most of the shipping information is the same as the billing information. I would like to be able to click a button to copy the information from shipping and add it to billing to make it the exact same address. I...
  7. dyow

    Tabs

    Will this allow for the new color of the whole page of the tab or just the tab itself? Thanks.
  8. dyow

    Tabs

    I have a form that has about (5) tabs on it. I would like the color of the tabs to be different. I am not sure how to do this. Any help would be appreciated.
  9. dyow

    Lists

    I need to enter territories for various customers in my database. Some customers have as many as 15-20 counties that they cover. I have a list of all of the counties of all of my customers. What is the best way to do this. What I would like to do is open up a checklist of counties and check...
  10. dyow

    Cannot Open Form

    I have tried to delete the locked file and it won't work. Any other suggestions?
  11. dyow

    Cannot Open Form

    I have a small database that I have designed, but when I close it and then try to reopen it, nothing happens. I have noticed that the folder that contains the database.mdb also contains a file that looks exactly like the access file except that it has a lock on it and is labeled database.ldb...
  12. dyow

    Where's my field list

    When I click on the upper left of this form, it shows a menue to minimize, maximize and close the form. What are you talking about when you say record source? How can I assign a recordsource to this form?
  13. dyow

    Where's my field list

    I am a newbie to Access. I have just designed a customer table and am trying to design the form. I have designed the looks of my form and am ready to place the fields in the form. However, when I try to use the field list to place the fields on the form, (in design view), the field list is...
  14. dyow

    Shut Down Problems

    I have purchased a new notebook and am unable to shut it down on the first try. I have to shut it down two times to get it to actually shut down. I am running Windows XP Pro. I would appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.
  15. dyow

    Processor Question

    I have searched but have been unable to find an answer to my question. What is the main difference between a Pentium 4 processor and a Celeron D processor? As you know, the Celeron is quite a bit cheaper than the Pentium. What is the main reason for that? I am looking at purchasing a new...
  16. dyow

    Photoshop not opening

    Every time that I have upgraded, the old version is still on my hard drive. I have always deleted the old version. I have tried running 7 with 5.5 still on the hard drive and I have tried running it with 5.5 removed. Either way, 7 will not open up. Let me know if you have any other suggestions.
  17. dyow

    Photoshop not opening

    I have just acquired a new laptop and am attempting to put Photoshop 7 on it. This is an upgrade from my Photoshop 5.5 so I installed 5.5 first and then installed 7.0. When I installed 7.0, it said that everything was installed just fine. However, when I try to open 7.0, the white startup...
  18. dyow

    Question about strokes

    I have a project to do that involves a curved line. The curve goes in a half-circle. The stroke of the curve needs to be large at one end then get narrower in the middle and then go back to large at the other end. I have searched this site but have not found any tips for doing this. Can this...
  19. dyow

    Outlook Forum Help

    The reason that I did not ask a question was that I searched through this forum and did not find any Outlook design questions. Therefore, I thought that there might be another sight that specializes in Outlook. Ok. Here is my question. I am fairly new to Outlook. I would like design a new...
  20. dyow

    best book for learning Illustrator?

    I would highly recommend trying an online service called VTC. VTC provides quicktime movies that explain how to use Illustrator from beginner to advanced. You can buy the tutorials on cd or you can view them on the internet at www.vtc.com. I think I pay $25.00 per month for the service and...

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