Access 2007 For Dummies |  | Authors: Laurie Ulrich Fuller, Ken Cook, John Kaufeld
Publisher: For Dummies
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ISBN: 0470046120
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.7565
EAN: 9780470046128
ASIN: 0470046120
Publication Date: December 26, 2006
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Product Description
Reduce stress with timesaving database shortcuts
Explore database basics and build tables and reports that corral your data
Access has undergone an extreme makeover! Whether you've used one of the older versions or this is your first exposure to Access, here's where you'll find the essentials you need to make this database system work for you. Cruise around the new interface, team up Access with other Office applications, use wizards to automate your work, and much more.
Discover how to
* Create a new Access database
* Import and export data
* Build forms for efficient data entry
* Search tables for specific data
* Construct custom reports
* Customize your database navigation
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 Good Introduction to Access and the new Ribbon February 20, 2007
John Matlock (Winnemucca, NV)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Access is the most popular database program in the world. The reason is two fold:
1. It's very easy to use. Microsoft has gone to a great deal of effort to make the program fit in with the rest of the Office system so that knowing Word or Excel gives you a good bit of the background you need to use Access.
2. Access is part of the Microsoft Office package, so you probably get it when you get Word and Excell.
There's always a question about just how good Access really is. And the answer is that it's pretty good for databases up to perhaps 50 megabytes with no more than a few thousand accesses a day. Above that go to something bigger like SQL Server.
This book starts with a discussion about databases in general and what you might use one to do. Then,like all of the books on the other Office 2007 packages, it begins talking about Microsoft's new Ribbon interface that replaces the look that Access has had for years.
The Access front end is very powerful. It has been worked on for years to keep you from having to learn how to program in the direct language the database engine understands -- SQL.
That's my main complaint about people who use Access, and the books written for them. Just a few pages introducing SQL and giving the reserved words for the Access (Jet) database would be a big help.
GREAT for computer dummies!! May 15, 2008
D. Eigenbrod (Sidney, Ohio USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I know little to nothing about computers but this book was laid out so that even I could understand what was supposed to be happening!! Thank you so much for helping me to expand my business and make life more simple!!
Phew! July 25, 2008
Amy M. Desautels (York, PA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Much needed. I took a course (with no handouts). This book not only refreshed the memory and is a great reference, but also gave me some new tips.
Very helpful book. July 20, 2008
R. Hardage (Arkadelphia, AR)
I like the book. My Microsoft Applications class at college rushed through Access and I didn't understand it at all. This book really just makes everything simple and is full of helpful analogies.
Access 2007 for Dummies February 10, 2010
Larry F. Kessler (Dobson, NC)
This is the second "Dummies" book I've purchased from Amazon. Every book I've ordered from Amazon has always arrived when promised and always in mint condition. As the advertisments for the Dummies books claim, they're an excellent source for reinforcement for what you already know, or an easy to understand and follow book if you're new to the subject. The Access 2007 for Dummies is no exception. I took a seated class on Access and SQL. Access 2007 for Dummies made my understanding of the subject matter complete. The book is a good reference for experienced Access users and I would highly recommend it for the beginner in addition to the text book you're using for the class.
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