Content management

Is it possible to build a content management tool in access for personal use
to capture and monitor my personal documents and pics , Email .etc ? I was
looking for an access template that will do the job but I couldn't find it !
can any body help me on that ?

Yes. You would store your documents in a folder and store the description of
eacxh document and its path in a table. From Access you could then search
for a specific document, open Word and then open the document. For your
pics, you would store them in a folder and then you could display them in a
form. Email would need to be stored in a specific email folder. You could
then Shell through Access to open Outlook or Outlook Express and open a
selected email.

Steve


"alhakeem2001" wrote in message
...
Is it possible to build a content management tool in access for personal
use
to capture and monitor my personal documents and pics , Email .etc ? I
was
looking for an access template that will do the job but I couldn't find it
!
can any body help me on that ?

Thanks Steve,

But my question was if there is any access template that will link to those
scanned documents and pics. this is still for home use not for work so I want
to keep it simple, but handy and easy to control ! I know that Microsoft
sharepoint server 2007 can do alot of that, but one of the good things that I
would like to have is a user friendly interface which will enable me to add,
view, modify, delete, save and control my contents, I have my documents
scanned and well arranged in folders, So I'm ready for action, Now, what is
your adive for me ?

Thanks,

Omar

"Steve" wrote:

Yes. You would store your documents in a folder and store the description of
eacxh document and its path in a table. From Access you could then search
for a specific document, open Word and then open the document. For your
pics, you would store them in a folder and then you could display them in a
form. Email would need to be stored in a specific email folder. You could
then Shell through Access to open Outlook or Outlook Express and open a
selected email.

Steve


"alhakeem2001" wrote in message
...
Is it possible to build a content management tool in access for personal
use
to capture and monitor my personal documents and pics , Email .etc ? I
was
looking for an access template that will do the job but I couldn't find it
!
can any body help me on that ?

If you want to "modify" stored documents, you need to save the documents in
their native file format (such as a Word doc) and not as a scanned document.
Otherwise you need additional functionality for editiing scannrd documents.
Otherwise you need to design Access tables that hold information about your
tables and then build functionality to accomplish your goals. My first post
gives you a starting outline to achieve this.

Steve


"alhakeem2001" wrote in message
...
Thanks Steve,

But my question was if there is any access template that will link to
those
scanned documents and pics. this is still for home use not for work so I
want
to keep it simple, but handy and easy to control ! I know that Microsoft
sharepoint server 2007 can do alot of that, but one of the good things
that I
would like to have is a user friendly interface which will enable me to
add,
view, modify, delete, save and control my contents, I have my documents
scanned and well arranged in folders, So I'm ready for action, Now, what
is
your adive for me ?

Thanks,

Omar

"Steve" wrote:

Yes. You would store your documents in a folder and store the description
of
eacxh document and its path in a table. From Access you could then search
for a specific document, open Word and then open the document. For your
pics, you would store them in a folder and then you could display them in
a
form. Email would need to be stored in a specific email folder. You could
then Shell through Access to open Outlook or Outlook Express and open a
selected email.

Steve


"alhakeem2001" wrote in message
...
Is it possible to build a content management tool in access for
personal
use
to capture and monitor my personal documents and pics , Email .etc ? I
was
looking for an access template that will do the job but I couldn't find
it
!
can any body help me on that ?