Microsoft Access 2002 Plain & Simple

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Summary: Clear & To The Point
Review: The book's title says it all, but there are very brief explanations on some tasks. The color screenshots with captions are easily understandable. However, the very nature of Access demands more. A supplemental CD-ROM with the exercises from the book would have been helpful and not included.

Rating:
Summary: Scratching the Surface.
Review: This book is only if you want to make a very simple database. It has no depth, and just briefly explains the various objects of access. Anybody looking to make a decent database, either small-business or home financials will not go anywhere with this book. I would strongly recommend that you invest a few more dollars for a better book.

I started working on access a few weeks ago, and after a few hours all the stuff in this book became easy. You could easily learn what they have in this book by yourself. What you need though is a book which explains access once you start getting in the nitty-gritty parts of the program. Hoped this helped.