Book description
Maybe you got Access as part of Microsoft Office and wonder what it can do for you and your household; maybe you're a small business manager and don't have a techie on staff to train the office in Microsoft Access. Regardless, you want to quickly get your feet wet--but not get in over your head--and Access 2003 for Starters: The Missing Manual is the book to make it happen.
Far more than a skimpy introduction but much less daunting than a weighty tech book, Access 2003 for Starters: The Missing Manual demystifies databases and explains how to design and create them with ease. It delivers everything you need--and nothing you don't--to use Access right away. It's your expert guide to the Access features that are most vital and most useful, and it's your trusted advisor on the more in-depth features that are best saved for developers and programmers.
Access is sophisticated and powerful enough for professional developers but easy and practical enough for everyday users like you. This Missing Manual explains all the major features of Access 2003, including designing and creating databases, organizing and filtering information, and generating effective forms and reports.
Bestselling authors, database designers, and programmers Scott Palmer, Ph.D., and Kate Chase are your guides for putting the world's most popular desktop data management program to work. Their clear explanations, step-by-step instructions, plenty of illustrations, and timesaving advice help you get up to speed quickly and painlessly.
Whether you're just starting out or you know you've been avoiding aspects of the program and missing out on much of what it can do, this friendly, witty book will gently immerse you in Microsoft Access. Keep it handy, as you'll undoubtedly refer to it again and again.
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Table of contents
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
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I. Building a Database
- 1. Creating Databases
- 2. Creating Tables to Hold Data
- 3. Creating Forms to Add and Display Data
- 4. Linking Tables to Combine Data
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II. Organizing information
- 5. Sorting and Filtering
- 6. Finding Data with Queries
- 7. Creating Custom Queries
- 8. Generating Reports
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III. Appendixes
- A. Help and Installation
- B. Access FAQ
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C. Access 2003, Menu by Menu
- File Menu
- Edit Menu
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View Menu
- Design View
- SQL View
- Form View
- Datasheet View
- PivotTable View
- PivotChart View
- Table Names
- Totals
- Subform in New Window
- Database Objects
- Large Icons, Small Icons
- List
- Details
- Arrange Icons
- Line Up Icons
- Properties
- Field List
- Code
- Ruler, Grid
- Toolbox
- Page Header/Footer, Form Header/Footer
- Task Pane
- Object Dependencies
- Indexes
- Join Properties
- Toolbars
- Zoom
- Pages
- Refresh
- Insert Menu
- Format Menu
- Records Menu
- Tools Menu
- Window Menu
- Help Menu
- Index
- About the Authors
- Colophon
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Access 2003 for Starters: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2005
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596006655
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