Access X 2003 for Dummies..! NEW Book !..

Book Description

 Access, included with the Professional and Developer releases of Microsoft Office, is the one of the most popular database management tools in the world. This guide has been completely updated to reflect changes made to Access.

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. (31 Oct 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10:  0764538810
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 9.2 inches

Walks readers through building a database, executing queries, creating reports, using wizards, developing forms, and handling other core database activities.

* Helps the reader conquer the basics of database design and building, data entry, and sharing data on the Web.

* Written by John Kaufeld, a bestselling author with sales of over 1.2 million technical books.

* Covers all the new Office "X" features, including increased XML readiness.

Table of Contents :

Part I: Which Came First, the Data or the Base?

Chapter 1: The 37-Minute Overview.
Chapter 2: Finding Your Way Around like a Native.
Chapter 3: Calling the Online St. Bernard and Other Forms of Help.
 

Part II: Truly Tempting Tables.

Chapter 4: Designing and Building a Home for Your Data.
Chapter 5: Relationships, Keys, and Indexes (and Why You Really Do Care).
Chapter 6: New Data, Old Data, and Data in Need of Repair.
Chapter 7: Making Your Table Think with Formats, Masks, and Validations.
Chapter 8: Making Your Datasheets Dance.
Chapter 9: Table Remodeling Tips for the Do-It-Yourselfer.
 

Part III: Finding the Ultimate Answer to Almost Everything.

Chapter 10: Quick Searches: Find, Filter, and Sort.
Chapter 11: Pose a Simple Query, Get 10,000 Answers.
Chapter 12: Searching a Slew of Tables.
Chapter 13: Lions AND Tigers OR Bears? Oh My!
Chapter 14: Teaching Queries to Think and Count.
Chapter 15: Calculating Your Way to Fame and Fortune.
Chapter 16: Automated Editing for Big Changes.
 

Part IV: Turning Your Table into a Book.

Chapter 17: AutoReport: Like the Model-T, It's Clunky but It Runs.
Chapter 18: Wizardly Help with Labels, Charts, and Multilevel Reports.
Chapter 19: It's Amazing What a Little Formatting Can Do.
Chapter 20: Headers and Footers for Groups, Pages, and Even (Egad) Entire Reports.
 

Part V: Wizards, Forms, and Other Mystical Stuff.

Chapter 21: Spinning Your Data onto the Web.
Chapter 22: Making Forms that Look Cool and Work Great.
Chapter 23: If Love Is Universal, Why Can't I Export to It?
Chapter 24: The Analyzer: Your Data's Dr. Freud, Dr. Watson, and Dr. Jekyll.
Chapter 25: Talking to Your Computer.
 

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 26: Ten Timesaving Keyboard Shortcuts.
Chapter 27: Ten Common Crises and How to Survive Them.
Chapter 28: Ten Tips from Database Nerds.