Access Datacards

Anyone have an Access template database to replace a cardex?

That is with simple alphabetic index I can browse through, like a cardex?

 

What is cardex? I think an answer to that might be helpful to anyone who might be able to help you.

 

I have hundreds of cards made of yes cardboard. On these I log references and information I have collected over the years (that many?). I store them in a box with tabbed dividers in alphabetical order. So when I want say the circuit diagram for a USB plug I go to the U tab and pull out the USB card and voila.

I would like to transfer the data to a pc so that I can use the improved searching facilities offered by a database, but I still need the 'browse' ability provided by the cards.

With some dificulty I have designed a row of tabs, labelled with the alphabet, in Access. However the whole project involves quite a lot more programming and surely must have been done before.

Mostly I just fix computers, I don't actually use them so this may be a trivial task to some.

 

Access 2003 Templates has a dozen templates to chose from. If you find one that comes close to filling your needs but lacks in some parts, you could modify it.

For more template sources, see the search results at http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=templates+for+Access

 

Thanks for the links I will browse through and see what I can find.