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Access 2003 Forms, Reports, & Queries
Create user-friendly forms, striking reports, and powerful queries in Microsoft Access 2003.
Paul McFedries provides straight-forward, user-oriented solutions in a highly-readable format.
Focuses on the three technologies that users must master to get the most out of Access: queries, forms, and reports.
Shuns database theory in
favor of practical know-how that readers can put to use right away.
Packed full of real-world examples and techniques.
Microsoft Access is a large, intimidating program. Unlike Word or Excel where users can perform basic tasks without much in the way of training, Access presents challenges from the outset. Most users never progress beyond creating simple tables and using Wizards to create basic forms and reports. At the same time, all users - from managers to researchers to administrative assistants - need to know that what they seek is embedded somewhere in their Access tables. Without a more sophisticated knowledge of how to extract and present that data, they are forced to rely on office gurus and overworked IT people to provide canned reports or one-size-fits-all solutions. This book changes all that by giving readers the skills required to etract the data they need (queries), build efficient front-ends for that data (forms), and publish the results in an attractive and easy-to-read format (reports). To that end, this book shuns the big Access picture and instead focuses intently on queries, forms, and reports. This in-depth approach will give the reader the skills and understanding he or she needs to get at the data and prove the old adage that knowledge is indeed power.
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