Microsoft Office Access 2007 On Demand

Microsoft Office Access 2007

 

For those who would rather be shown how than told how

 

 

See How To

Create databases more efficiently using a new results-oriented interface Use tools for building a database that makes information easier to find and use Import data from other programs, HTML, XML files, and other databases Use forms, filters, queries, and reports to capture and analyze data Discover ways to prevent data corruption and unauthorized access Share your data with others through interactive web pages Put your newly acquired skills to work using the online workshops Organize information and add impact with clip art, SmartArt diagrams, tables, and charts Use Groove and SharePoint Team Services to collaborate and share documents and information Prepare for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) exam

 

 

On the Web

This book uses real-world examples to give you a context in which to use the task. This book also includes workshops to help you put together individual tasks into projects. The Access example files that you need for project tasks are available at www.perspection.com

 

Author Bio

Perspection has written and produced books on a variety of computer software?including Microsoft Office 2003 and XP, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X Panther, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Macromedia Flash 8, Macromedia Director MX, and Macromedia Fireworks?and Web publishing. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve Johnson founded Perspection, Inc. Perspection is committed to providing information and training to help people use software more effectively. Perspection has written more than 80 computer books, and sold more

 

Includes MCAS Exam Objectives!

This courseware meets the objectives for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS). Upon completion of this courseware, you may be prepared to take the exam for MCAS qualification. To learn more about becoming a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, visit www.microsoft.com.

 

Category Database

Covers    Microsoft Office Access 2007

User Level    Beginning?Intermediate

 

 

1 Getting Started with Access

2 Touring Access Databases

3 Planning and Creating a Custom Database

4 Working with Fields

5 Working with Tables

6 Locating Specific Information Using a Query

7 Simplifying Data Entry with Forms

8 Creating Reports to Convey Information

9 Improving the Appearance of Forms and Reports

10 Working on the Web

11 Importing and Exporting Information

12 Managing a Database

13 Protecting and Securing a Database

14 Customizing Access

15 Enhancing a Database with Programming

16 Working Together on Office Documents

New Features

Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist

Index

User review
Perfect for beginners and as a reference for experts
The `On Demand` series has been invaluable for me earning my certifications. They are easy to read, well laid out and beautifully illustrated in color. I highly reccomend these books.

User review
A Painless Way to Get Started
Microsoft Access is easily the most popular database on the planet. Why? Because it's a part of the Microsoft Office Suite of products. It's not all that strong a database, but it's powerful enough for databases up to 50 megabytes and a few thousand hits a day. And that fits the vast majority of the applications people have in their day to day work.

This book is a show and tell book. That is it has lots and lots of screen shots that show what your screen should look like as it tells you what's being done. This is a great way to handle a tutorial type book. As you go through the book, first you learn the general concepts of what a database is and what it does. Then you learn about Microsoft's new 'Ribbon' the new concept in user interfaces. From there you go on to learning about defining tables, putting data in and getting it out of the database, all the things that you would expect to want to know.

As an added feature, this books meets the objectives for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, so upon completion of the book you should be ready to take the test.

I have only one minor complaint about the book. I know, you aren't supposed to talk SQL with Access, but sometimes you almost have to. On page 156 they say 'If you know SQL,,,,' But even if you know SQL, you need to know the reserved words.I'd really like to see just a few pages in an appendix talking about things like the reserved words in the Jet engine.