First Published 10 May 2024

Microsoft have just announced not one but TWO new Access features that are due to be rolled out starting in Aug/Sept 2024.
Both items have been high on the list of feature requests from Access developers for several years.

This was the brief but very welcome announcement which was added to the Access 365 Roadmap on 24 April 2024.




The two new features will be:

1.   Modern Chart Improvements

Rollout Start	Microsoft Description
August 2024	A top ask from customers is to modernize Access charts and to support better data visualization in Access. To satisfy this user request, we are integrating a new charting package called "Ivy" into Access. Ivy is a charting package written by the Office DVX team that is currently used in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

2.   Monaco SQL Editor

Rollout Start	Microsoft Description
September 2024	The Monaco Editor is the fully featured code editor from VS Code with standard IDE functionality such as syntax highlighting, IntelliSense, and autocomplete.

Both features were demonstrated by the Access team at the Access DevCon conference organised by Karl Donaubauer (MVP) in April 2024.

Karl has written a blog article with more details about each feature at the Access Forever website

The article also includes links to two YouTube videos with members of the Access team demonstrating each of the forthcoming features:

     


     



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Colin Riddington           Mendip Data Systems                 10 May 2024

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