Description:
These days, information is the key to success in any endeavor, and powerful database systems make managing and storing data easier. Microsoft Office comes with Access, a powerful database application that makes your information manageable and comprehensible. Microsoft Access 2000 Step by Step will get you started on the road to database mastery. Clear instructions, plentiful screenshots, and a CD-ROM full of practice files and multimedia demos of complex maneuvers make this book useful to novices while getting the expert up to speed on the new tools available in the 2000 edition. Though it's not comprehensive--programming for Access and all but the most rudimentary database creation instructions are excluded--it discusses the essential tasks users will need to accomplish. The 12 lessons cover topics ranging from the basics of forms to advanced data presentation. Each lesson gives a time commitment estimate, learning points, and a reference/review at the end for more efficient instruction. After you've worked through the book, it's simple to return and find exactly the help you need when you're elbow-deep in data and suddenly forget your next step. While it's no reference guide, Microsoft Access 2000 Step by Step will have you running Access like a pro in no time. --Rob Lightner
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