Microsoft Access - a great catch
July 19, 2017

Microsoft Access - a great catch

Abby Steele | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Access

I use Microsoft Access currently, and have in the past for a variety of projects and tracking initiatives. The one I found the system to be most useful involved the need to track daily accounting, accounts payable, and accounts receivable amounts. Not only is the system easy to set-up and edit, but with the ability to pull out and download the data it can be shared among the various departments and sites that need access all to the same information.
  • Tracking projects
  • Running totals and differentials
  • Highlighting discrepancies within
  • Although it doesn't have much to do with functionality the look of the basic systems you can set up are very plain.
  • In regards to layouts it would be great to see if Access could push our some tutorials for how to make more advanced designs and use of the system.
  • The cost is very appropriate for the systems improvements that it offers.
  • The amount of time that is saved in tracking and sharing data information is the biggest return on investment that we have seen.
We use a variety of Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 systems. What is great about using a common brand or vendor is that there is extreme ease in transferring information from one product to another. Also, the overall function and navigation of the systems are very similar which is great for end user training with any new product roll-outs.
Anything accounting or project management is something I would recommend the system for. It is also especially useful if you are needing to enter, edit, or share various types of data than can go from being entered manually to being shared with various departments, individuals, or offices easily. We do this on a daily basis.