I am a 2007-2012 MS Access MVP Awardee

Check my blog GPG on Access. You might find recent discussions about SharePoint and Access interesting.

Published Books

In addition to Grover Park George On Access, Two of my former colleagues at Advisicon and I collaborated on a book on Access 2010 and SharePoint, MS Access in a SharePoint World.

Links and Resources

Roughly, the categories of links on this page are:

• Websites maintained by individuals, many of whom are MS Access MVPs
• Websites maintained by local user groups
• Mostly or completely commercial websites—the ones which charge for their products

Downloads and other resources

In addition to sites which have download sections, I've also included a few sites where I know the owner of the site and respect their work, even though they don't necessarily maintain a downloads or demo section.

If I had time, I know I could double or triple the size of this page. If you know any good resources I've overlooked, please let me know.

As always, I welcome and encourage feedback on good Access resources.

Thanks,  
George "Grover Park George" Hepworth  

The links below are offered in no particular order. If you know of another good site I should include, please let me know.

I am an administrator at UtterAccess.com, so of course it is my favorite site for Access help. IMO, UA is the best site of its kind on the net.

Roger Carlson, who is an Access MVP, maintains a huge library of code samples and links to other websites and resources.

The Access Web is a foundation Access site and still one of the best sources of basic and advanced tips, tools and resources for Access developers. I can't tell you how much of this code I've used and recommended over the years.

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This one isn't an "Access" site, but Holy Macro Books publishes great books on Excel, Word, PowerPoint and, of course, my very own Grover Park George on Access.

Arvin Meyer, an MS Access MVP,  has been in the software business for a long time. Arvin's website offers several quality Access samples.

Michael Kaplan was at Microsoft at the beginning of MS Access. He operates Trigeminal Software, Inc., a software development and consulting company focusing on software solutions. Michael's blog is highly entertaining even though it has nothing to do with Access anymore.

Allen Browne, an MS Access MVP, has one of the most comprehensive Access sites available. Brief tutorials and help for novices and database developers. Examples and solutions to implement. Bugs and traps to avoid. Sample code and utilities to download. All free, all top-notch.

Crystal Long offers a couple of great resources. She wrote a guide to Access Basics which is widely cited as a good resource for beginning Access developers. She has also created YouTube Videos on Access. She is an MS Access MVP.

Stephen Lebans distributes a number of great tools, including a tool to create PDF's from Access reports which  Stephen is a MS Access MVP.  You will find hints, tips and Free source code you can use in your own Access Database projects.

Access Junkie Jeff Conrad maintains an enormous collection of tools, links, and downloads. Jeff is a former MS Access MVP, although he now works at MS. On his pages you will find lots of information on Access.

Tony Toews maintains a collection of tools, links, and downloads. Tony is a MS Access MVP. He's been involved in our community for a long time and has a well-known utility for Updating distributed FE's on user's desktops.

Candace Tripp is a long-time favorite of mine because I found her samples easy to understand and implement back in the days when I was first getting acquainted with Access. Utter:Angel provides free example demos and databases.

Access 2007 introduced the famous, or infamous, Ribbon. Gunter Avenius has produced some of the best tools available for working with custom ribbons. Gunter is an MS Access MVP If you use the Access 2007/2010 Ribbons, you need to visit his site.

Don't let the title of Doug Steele's webpage fool you. NO ONE knows more about Access programming than Doug. I use some of his code in many databases. He also authored many articles for Smart Access.

With regard to Smart Access, please note that Garry Robinson, at VB123.com, has obtained the rights to Smart Access and now offers them as downloads there. Many thanks to Garry for saving a lot of very valuable Access material from obscurity.

Bob Larson maintains BTab Development, loaded with useful tools for Access developers. Bob is a former MS Access MVP. His site samples, free tools, and a collection of "Quick" tutorials.

Hook'D on Access

Duane Hookom's site is filled with samples, links to resources and more. Duane is an MS Access MVP.

Larry Linson is the Elder Statesmen among MS Access MVPs. His site has information at different levels of Access use and is intended to be used in conjunction with other Access resources.

J Street Technology is Armen Stein's company. Armen is an MS Access MVP. The downloads here include code samples and presentations Armen has made on Access and SQL Server.

Tom, an MS Access MVP,  offers a lot of solid advice on creating stable Access applications.  I often go to his work for insight on the "best practices" ways of doing things.

John Mishefske, an MS Access MVP,  operates Tigeronomy Software, and offers lots of code at John's website. I've learned a lot from using and studying his code.

You'll find excellent VBA code at Ken Snell's site. Ken is a former MS Access MVP. I've benefited directly from his VBA functions. Thanks, Ken.

Francisco Javier Garcia Aguado, MS Access MVP, maintains this site, the name of which loosely translates as "The Owl's Access Web", with a variety of free downloads in Spanish.

Bill Mosca, an MS Access MVP,  offers a wealth of information and samples at thatlldoit.com This site is your source for Microsoft Access^TM Add-ins and Utilities.

This is Garry Robinson's site. Garry is an MS Access MVP. This web site is designed for developers and users of Microsoft Office and in particular Microsoft Access.Gary also delivers back issues of the old Smart Access journal.

This site is maintained by Steve Schapel, an MS Access MVP. It is a relatively informal collection of resources related to the use of Microsoft Access.

Point Limited is owned and operated by Alex Dybenko an MS Access MVP.  Point Limited focuses on Microsoft Access, Visual Basic and Web development and consulting, including the latest Microsoft technologies and server products. Alex has several downloads available.

Teresa Hennig is the most dynamic MS Access MVP I've ever met. In addition to her consulting practice, she runs two Access user groups and has co-authored and edited a number of Access books.

Al Campagna owns and operates Candia Computer Consulting. Al is a former MS Access MVP, who provides solutions to common Access issues. His downloads are available in Access Version 97 and 2003. They are free, and there are no restrictions on their use.

John Viescas was there at the beginning of Access. If you're at all interested in Microsoft Access or SQL Server, John Viescas' site is the place to be. Check out the book recommendations and all the links!

Oliver Stohr is the Access Freak. Oli, an MS Access MVP, was an "early adopter" of Access 2007, and a lot of his efforts have been directed towards helping other developers make the transition.

Albert Kallal's specialty is writing articles and extended discussions about all things Access in a informal, informative manner that has eased the way for many new-to-Access developers. Albert is an MS Access MVP.

The dbdev.org - Organisation der Datenbankentwickler e.V. maintains a number of downloads in Access. Contributors, include Karl Donaubauer, Gunter Avenius, Peter Doering, and Henry Habermacher, all MS Access MVPs, and Karsten Pries, Jörg Ackermann, Anette Ratjen and Christa Gebhardt. The site is in German.

Jose Bengoechea Ibaceta maintains this website in Spanish, where you'll find examples, discussions and other resources primarily for Access 2007. Jose is an MS Access MVP.

DataGnostics' database design lead is Dirk Goldgar, MS Access MVP since 2001.

Lynn Trapp has Code Snippets and links to other websites with commonly needed code or other valuable information. Lynn is an MS Access MVP.

Karl Donaubauer maintains a detailed Access FAQ page (200 Q&A, and 120 free downloads for Access and SQL Server) on his site. It's available in German and Italian. Karl is  an MS Access MVP.

Jose Bengoechea Ibaceta maintains this website in Spanish, where you'll find examples, discussions and other resources primarily for Access 2007. Jose is an MS Access MVP.

Olaf Rabbachin's site is dedicated to fellow developers seeking guidance in their problems. I've seen his work in a database for which I took over maintenance. He knows his Access.

Steve Arbaugh's site, ACG Soft presents an array of products, free files and tips for the casual user to advanced developer of Microsoft Access databases and for Microsoft Excel.

I found this link on Candace's site. I didn't know about before, but it surely looks like a useful resource. I'm going to put it up for the time being while I check it out more. Y Access

This site offers files from presentations given by M.L. "Sco" Scofield at local Access user group meetings. Most include the PowerPoint^® slides from the presentation, a Word^® document describing the files used during the presentation, and the files used during the demonstrations.

Juan M. Afán de Ribera, MS Access MVP, operates this site, in Spanish. Este sitio está dedicado a proveer respuestas a las preguntas más frecuentes (FAQ) entre los sufridos desarrolladores de Access y VBA.

Sandra Daigle's site has several Access samples.

Ángel Pérez Díaz is responsible for this Spanish language site which features Access FAQs and articles.

Q-Built Solutions' goal is to provide you with useful information about Access, so that you can develop better, more functional and more stable Access databases for your customers or for your own business.

Access MVP Leigh Purvis offers a number of downloads at his site. Leigh Purvis' Database Development

Bill Jelen, an Excel MVP, operates Holy Macro Books, which publishes Great Books on Excel, Word, PowerPoint and, of course, Grover Park George on Access

Eileen's Lounge is based in the Netherlands. Very well run Access Forums here.

MS Access Professionals

Bill Mosca, an Access MVP, operates this SPAM-FREE advice and knowledge pool for beginners through advanced users of Microsoft Access and databases in general.

I met Scott Walker while I was working in Portland. He operates Accessible Data Solutions in Portland. Scott doesn't have a lot of demos or downloads, but he DOES have a lot of good information on how to build a quality, custom Access database.

Gina Whipp is one of my favorite people, as well as being a terrific Access Developer and coach. Access Diva is her website. She has demos and downloads and a great sense of humor.
Gina is an Access MVP.

Local Access User Groups -- A partial compendium of Sites maintained by Access User Groups.
Unfortunately, support for such sites tends to be provided by volunteers
who may or may not have time to keep them fully up-to-date.

Seattle Access Users Group

Links of interest for Access developers in Seattle and meeting schedules. Presentation downloads are available.

Portland Access Users Group has lots of resource information for local Access developers.
PAUG also sponsors an Annual Database Conference. Allison Balter, Armen Stein and Rob Cooper, among others, have presented sessions in previous conferences.

Links of interest for Access developers in the UK and meeting schedules for the User Group. Downloads and resources

Links of interest for Access developers in San Diego and meeting schedules for the User Group.

Links of interest for Access developers in Chicago and meeting schedules for the User Group. Downloads from presentations

Links of interest for Access developers in Denver and meeting schedules for the User Group. Downloads from presentations.

Links of interest for Access developers in Orange County and meeting schedules for the User Group. Links and downloads.

Links of interest for Access developers in North Texas--Dallas and meeting schedules for the User Group. Links and downloads from presentations

Links of interest for Access developers in San Francisco-- Peninsula

Links of interest for Access developers in Connecticut and meeting schedules for the User Group.

Send Me A Link

This turned out to be a very interesting project. With my very limited High School French and German, and a bit more extensive Spanish experience, I'm pretty comfortable identifying Access resources on sites in those languages.

However, I am not sure I'd be competent at selecting sites in other languages.
So, if you can recommend a good site, please Send Me A Link

Commercial Sites-- There are many excellent sites offering commercial software for Access Developers.
This is only a partial list.
If you have used a commercial tool that you would like to recommend, please Send Me A Link

DBI Technologies

Access Hosting provides Access Services on SharePoint. I have a site here which they have gaciously provided to me.