AddressEase Description

by

Vito A. Volpe, Jr., M.S.I.S.

· Uses Visual Basic .Net as the front end.

· Uses Microsoft Access to store the data.

· The database is encrypted.

· The database gets automatically backed up if any data changes are made.

· The Access database stores Return Address information, Personal and Business Address information including Home, Business, Cell phone numbers, e-mail addresses and Driving Directions.

· The first record of each table you can’t do anything with. It is to just show the type of information to enter in each field. If you don’t enter the correct formatted data when adding records, you will be guided on what you should enter.

· You can use a mouse or keys to navigate the forms and there are ToolTips throughout the program to make things easier for people with disabilities.

· There are search capabilities that allow you to enter a character or several characters to pull up all records that contain those characters. From there you can select the record you want.

· On the forms that store e-mail addresses, you can press the E-mail button and your default mail client will launch with the e-mail address in the ‘To’ area.

· There is a link for Google Maps on the Driving Directions form.

· Uses Crystal Reports to create Address Lists, Return Address and Send to Mailing Labels along with Rolodex Cards and Driving Directions.

· The user can customize their Return Address Labels by selecting a graphic they want which will appear on the left side of the label.

· There are various ways to customize Home and Business Address reports by selecting if you want to use a list, how you want to sort and which order to sort in.

· The report headers are changed according to what options you selected so there is no confusion about what data you are looking at.

· The Lists come in handy if you want to create labels to send invitations to certain people for a party or if you want to send Christmas cards.