It's always frustrating, when the customer pays more attention to the aesthetic than the really clever and efficient code that you have written.

I blame the internet. Access to the graphically rich web pages raise expectations.

What's wrong with grey square buttons on a grey background? If it was OK for Flash Gordon's spacecraft, why not now? Certainly, the Microsoft Access Form Wizard does not lack its retro nostalgia, allowing us to revisit those Sci-fi B-movies we used to watch from the back of a 58 Chevy.

However, fear not., there are a significant number of visual 'improvements'

These include :

We'll visit these, and learn a few other tricks on the way.