Running in the background

Hello all,

I send out a newsletter using Access 2003 which pauses for 60 seconds
before moving on to the next recipient in the list.  This works fine
for being able to have individual emails for each person in the
query.  However, it locks up the computer until all the emails are
sent.

Is there a way of making Access perform this type of task in the
background so that I can get on with other things in the meantime?

Thanks,

Franc.