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# Week in Review: October 28, 2023
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/week-in-review-2023-10-28/
- Published: 2023-10-29T01:24:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:36:32.000Z
- Description: Highlights include integrating ChatGPT into Access, the new Access Program Manager (Linda Cannon) at Access Lunchtime, and the Access team weighs in on New Outlook.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Week in Review, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

## Just Published

This section includes videos, articles, and interesting discussions from the past 7 days.

#### Articles

- **[Access Forever](https://www.accessforever.org/)**

  - [The Microsoft Access Team's Position on New Outlook](https://www.accessforever.org/post/the-microsoft-access-team-s-position-on-new-outlook), *by Karl Donaubauer*
- **Colin Riddington** (*[Isladogs on Access](https://isladogs.co.uk/home/index.html)*)

  - [Linked table passwords exposed](https://isladogs.co.uk/linked-passwords-visible/index.html)
  - [Auto position objects in extended Access interface](https://isladogs.co.uk/use-extended-access/index.html)
- **Crystal Long** (*[Ms Access Gurus](https://msaccessgurus.com/Articles.htm) | [Access Access Newsletter](https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/access-access-6948757551320633344/)*)

  - [Code Documenter for VBA7](https://msaccessgurus.com/tool/CodeDocumenter.htm)
- **Mike Wolfe** (*[NoLongerSet](https://nolongerset.com/)*)

  - [Automating Temporary Data Cleanup in Access with the ClearTempTables() Procedure](https://nolongerset.com/cleartemptables/)
  - [Access 101: SELECT Query](https://nolongerset.com/select-query/)
  - [Report Builder: The Reports & Templates Tables](https://nolongerset.com/reports-templates-tables/)
  - [Access 101: Referential Integrity](https://nolongerset.com/referential-integrity/)
  - [Report Builder: The Local ReportControls Table](https://nolongerset.com/reportcontrols-table/)

#### Videos‌

- **Access User Group Recordings** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@AccessUserGroups))

  - [Meet new Access PM; Accessibility is for Everyone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-ZWSBu3FkE) (57:29): *with Linda Cannon, Tom van Stiphout, Kim Young*
- **George Hepworth** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@GroverParkGeorge))

  - [Building the Lander Trail Foundation Searchable Catalog, Part 8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHIfycAa1RM) (12:57): *App Variables and Application Bias*
- **Sean MacKenzie** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@seanmackenziedataengineering))

  - [Prompts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv-xr2zBCDA) (39:27): *ADI Part 3: How to Build Prompts in Microsoft Access*
- **Richard Rost** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@599CD))

  - [Cache Locally](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuZEsB1WOKY) (14:02): *How to Cache Data Locally to Improve Read-Only Form and Report Performance in Microsoft Access*
  - [Internal Field List](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6-GitHmzso) (12:54): *Understanding a Form's Internal Field List in Microsoft Access and When it Updates for VBA*
  - [Uncheckable Checkbox](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq2jAPUH8yg) (18:57): *How to Check an Uncheckable Checkbox on a Non-Updateable Form in Microsoft Access*
  - [Transparent Buttons](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4L6nCBmbXw) (14:06): *Enhance Your Microsoft Access Forms with Transparent Buttons*
  - [OpenAI - Part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBPPEMk66uE) (22:59): *Unlocking the Potential of ChatGPT in Microsoft Access via OpenAI's API - Part 2*
  - [Developer 44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EaxMivcLkA) (00:54): *Customizing The Microsoft Access Ribbon, Part 1*
- **Pharos Technology \[Dr. Richard Hanson\]** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@PharosTechnology))

  - [What Are Libraries?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqbqGaNuJKY) (05:12): *Expanding Microsoft Access: Integrating Libraries in Microsoft Access*
  - [DLookup() Records with VBA)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge5MYusSdJA) (06:48): *Mastering the DLookup Function for Form-Level Data*

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## New to Me

This section includes content I discovered this week that has been around for awhile.

*Nothing new this week.*

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## Upcoming Access User Group Events

NOTE: Only English-language user group meetings with scheduled guest speakers or topics are listed. For a complete list of upcoming events, visit the [Access User Group event calendar](https://accessusergroups.org/calendar/).

- [October 31, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/lunch/event/access-lunchtime-4-2023-10-31/): **Crystal Long** and **Adrian Bell**\- Two free tools: List Objects from your Access Databases and Code Documenter **(UPDATED:** *added Adrian Bell as second presenter* **)**
- [November 1, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-11-01/): **John Heaser** \- Extending Access with SQL Server – including Geography data
- [November 2, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/pacific/event/access-pacific-monthly-meeting-2023-11-02/): **John Colby** \- Event Driven Programming: Part II ([Part I recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gOF-b0UgNY))
- [November 16, 2023](https://www.daaug.org/Presentations/Details/256): **Alexander Denz** \- ChatGPT in Access
- [November 22-23, 2023](https://ukaug.co.uk/next-conference/): (IN-PERSON!) UK Access User Group Conference (at the offices of Gordon Associates in Cheltenham)
- [December 6, 2023](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2-2023-12-06/): **Mike Wolfe** \- Streamline Your Import/Export Spec Workflow with VBA Classes
- [January 3, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-01-03/): **Ramachandran (A.P.R.) Pillai** \- Streamlining the Form Module Code in the standalone Class Module
- [February 7, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-02-07/): **Carlos Quintero** \- Features of MZ-Tools to make you more productive with VBA
- [March 6, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-03-06/): **Thomas Möller** \- Better Access Charts in the new Edge Browser Control
- [April 3, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-04-03/): **Dale Fye -** Working with Command Bars and the Access Shortcut Tool
- [May 1, 2024](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2024-05-01/): **Colin Riddington** \- View & Edit Import/Export (IMEX) Data Task Specifications

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## Access Roadmap

*There were *NO CHANGES* to the roadmap between the last Week in Review (2023-10-21) and this one (2023-10-28).*

*The [development priorities](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/access-blog/our-road-ahead-microsoft-access-engineering-priorities-oct-2022/ba-p/3651894) were last updated on October 12, 2022.*

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Listed below is a snapshot of the [official Access Roadmap](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=Access).

"In Development", "Rolling Out", and "Launched" are Microsoft terms that I pulled straight from the public roadmap.

"Development Priorities" do not appear on the Access Roadmap. Instead, they get updated from time to time in official Access blog posts. I'll include a link to the official Access blog post that lists the current development priorities as they get updated.

#### Development Priorities

The items listed below reflect Microsoft's order of priority and were published in the following article, *[Our Road Ahead - Microsoft Access Engineering Priorities Oct 2022](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/access-blog/our-road-ahead-microsoft-access-engineering-priorities-oct-2022/ba-p/3651894)*.

New priorities added since the [previous set of priorities](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/access-blog/changes-to-our-public-roadmap-and-how-we-communicate-access/ba-p/3329075) are shown in bold below. Dropped priorities are struck through.

1. **Continued Focus on Monthly Issue Fixes** *(Monthly Issue Fix Blog)*
2. Inconsistent Database Error Fix
3. **New Macro Signing Support**
4. New (Modern) Web Browser Control (to support Chromium Edge)
5. **Dataverse Connector Data Type Support for Floating Point**
6. **Dataverse Connector Data Type Support for Rich Text**
7. **Dataverse Connector support to export to a specific Dataverse solution or publisher**
8. ~~Enabling Large Address Aware (LAA) for 32-Bit Access~~
9. ~~SQL Monaco Editor~~
10. ~~New Microsoft Graph Data Connector~~

#### In Development

- `NOV 2023`: Making 32-bit Access [Large Address Aware](https://nolongerset.com/laa-flag/) (LAA)

#### Rolling Out

None.

#### Launched

- `APR 2023`: Modern Web Browser Control
- `MAR 2023`: New Modern Web Browser Form Control