Access 2010: The Missing Manual

Unlock the secrets of this powerful database program and discover how to use your data in creative ways. With this book's easy step-by-step process, you'll quickly learn how to build and maintain a complete Access database, using Access 2013's new, simpler user interface and templates. You also get practices and tips from the pros for good database design--ideal whether you're using Access for school, business, or at home.

The important stuff you need to know:

• Build a database with ease. Store information to track numbers, products, documents, and more.
• Customize the interface. Build your own forms to make data entry a snap.
• Find what you need fast. Search, sort, and summarize huge amounts of information.
• Put your data to use. Turn raw info into printed reports with attractive formatting.
• Share your data. Collaborate online with SharePoint and the Access web database.
• Dive into Access programming. Get tricks and techniques to automate common tasks.
• Create rich data connections. Build dynamic links with SQL Server, SharePoint, and other systems.

Author: Matthew MacDonald
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 07/27/2010
Pages: 830
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.00w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9781449382377

About the Author
MacDonald, Matthew: - Matthew MacDonald is a science and technology writer with well over a dozen books to his name. Web novices can tiptoe out onto the Internet with him in Creating a Website: The Missing Manual. HTML fans can learn about the cutting edge of web design in HTML5: The Missing Manual. And human beings of all description can discover just how strange they really are in the quirky handbooks Your Brain: The Missing Manual and Your Body: The Missing Manual.