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Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Office Access 2003 in 24 Hours
Alison Balter

ISBN-10: 0672325454
ISBN-13: 9780672325458

Publisher: Sams Publishing
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 624 pp
Published: 09/11/2003
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Table of Contents
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Introduction.

Conventions Used in This Book.

I. INTRODUCTION TO RELATIONAL DATABASES AND ACCESS 2003.

Hour 1. Relational Databases and Office Access 2003 Introduced.

What Is a Relational Database? What Types of Things Can I Do with Microsoft Access? Starting Microsoft Access. Opening an Existing Database. The Access Desktop. The Database Window. A Preview of the Database Components. Closing an Access Database. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

II. WORKING WITH EXISTING DATABASES AND OBJECTS.

Hour 2. Tables Introduced.

Viewing and Navigating Table Data. Editing Table Data. Adding Records to a Table. Deleting Records. Finding and Replacing Records. Filtering Table Data. Modifying the Appearance of a Datasheet. Correcting Errors by Using Spell Check and AutoCorrect. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 3. Queries Introduced.

What Is a Query and When Should You Use One? Opening a Query in Datasheet View. Opening a Query in Design View. Running a Query. Adding and Removing Fields. Modifying the Sort Order of a Query. Working with Simple Criteria. Modifying the Datasheet View of a Query. Saving a Query. Printing Query Results. Closing a Query. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 4. Forms Introduced.

Uses for Forms. Opening a Form. Working with Data in a Form. Sorting Records. Filtering the Data Underlying a Form. Viewing the Design of a Form. Closing a Form. Using the AutoForm Feature. Using the Form Wizard to Build a Form. Using the Conditional Formatting Feature of a Form. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 5. Reports Introduced.

Opening and Viewing a Report. Printing a Report. The AutoReport Feature and the Report Wizard. Viewing the Design of a Report. Closing a Report. Printing Database Objects. Summary. Q&A.

III. CREATING YOUR OWN DATABASE AND OBJECTS.

Hour 6. Using Wizards to Create a Database.

Using a Database Template to Create a Database. Creating a Database from Scratch. Building a Table by Using a Wizard. Building a Query by Using a Wizard. Building a Form by Using a Wizard. Building a Report by Using a Wizard. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 7. Designing Databases.

Task Analysis. Data Analysis and Design. Prototyping. Testing. Implementation. Maintenance. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 8. Creating Tables.

Building a New Table. Selecting the Appropriate Field Type for Data. The All-Important Primary Key. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 9. Creating Relationships.

Introduction to Relational Database Design. Establishing Relationships in Access. Establishing Referential Integrity. The Benefits of Relationships. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 10. Creating Queries.

Query Basics. Ordering Query Results. Refining a Query by Using Criteria. Updating Query Results. Building Queries Based on Multiple Tables. Creating Calculated Fields. Getting Help from the Expression Builder. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 11. Creating Forms.

Creating a Form in Design View. Working with the Form Design Window. Selecting the Correct Control for the Job. Conditional Formatting. What Form Properties Are Available, and Why Should You Use Them? Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 12. Creating Reports.

Types of Reports. The Anatomy of a Report. Creating a Report in Design View. Working with the Report Design Window. Selecting the Correct Control for the Job. Report Properties and Why to Use Them. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 13. Creating Macros.

The Basics of Creating a Macro. Running an Access Macro. Modifying an Existing Macro. Documenting a Macro: Adding Comments. Testing a Macro. When You Should Use Macros and When You Shouldn't. Converting a Macro to VBA Code. Creating an AutoExec Macro. Creating an AutoKeys Macro. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

IV. POWER ACCESS TECHNIQUES.

Hour 14. Power Table Techniques.

Working with Field Properties. Working with Table Properties. Using Indexes to Improve Performance. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 15. Power Query Techniques.

Adding Calculated Fields to Select Queries. Applying Advanced Filters. Creating and Running Parameter Queries. Creating and Running Action Queries. Using Aggregate Functions to Summarize Numeric Data. Working with Outer Joins. Refining Queries with Field, Field List, and Query Properties. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 16. Power Form Techniques.

The Other Properties of a Form. Control Properties and Why to Use Them. Bound, Unbound, and Calculated Controls. Using Expressions to Enhance Forms. The Command Button Wizard: Programming Without Typing. Building Forms Based on More Than One Table. Basing Forms on Queries: The Why and How. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 17. Power Report Techniques.

Other Properties of a Report. Control Properties and Why to Use Them. Inserting Page Breaks. Bound, Unbound, and Calculated Controls. Using Expressions to Enhance Reports. Building Reports Based on More Than One Table. Working with Sorting and Grouping. Basing Reports on Stored Queries or Embedded SQL Statements. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

V. ADVANCED TOPICS.

Hour 18. Sharing Data with Other Applications.

Importing, Linking, and Opening Files: When and Why. Exporting to Another Access Database. Exporting to an Excel Spreadsheet. Exporting to ASCII. Importing from Another Access Database. Importing Spreadsheet Data. Importing ASCII Data. Linking to Tables in Another Access Database. Linking to Another Type of Database. The Linked Table Manager. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 19. Access and the Internet.

Saving Database Objects as HTML. Linking to HTML Files. Importing HTML Files. Exporting Data to XML. Importing XML Data into Access. Creating and Modifying Data Access Pages. Saving PivotTables and PivotCharts to Data Access Pages. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 20. Database Administration.

Backing Up a Database. Compacting and Repairing a Database. Encrypting and Decrypting a Database. Converting a Database to Another Version. Creating an MDE File. Using the Database Splitter. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 21. Database Documentation.

Preparing an Application to Be Self-Documenting. Using the Documenter. The Object Dependencies Feature. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 22. Security Introduced.

Implementing Share-Level Security: Assigning a Database Password. Establishing User-Level Security. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 23. VBA Introduced.

VBA Explained. Access Class Modules, Standard Modules, Form Modules, and Report Modules. Working with Variables. Adding Comments to Code. Using the Line Continuation Character. Using the VBA Control Structures. Passing Parameters and Returning Values. The DoCmd Object: Performing Macro Actions. Working with Built-in Functions. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Hour 24. Finishing Touches.

Adding Custom Menu Bars, Toolbars, and Shortcut Menus. Creating an Application Switchboard. Setting Startup Options. Summary. Q&A. Workshop.

Index.

Access [TRADE TITLES: SAMS] (CIS: Office Applications)

Author Bios
Backcover Copy

Alison Balter is the founder of InfoTechnology Partners, Inc., a computer consulting firm. Alison is an experienced independent trainer and consultant, specializing in Windows applications training and development. During her 17 years in the computer industry, she has trained and consulted with many corporations and government agencies, including Shell Oil and Prudential Insurance. Alison is the author of more than 300 internationally marketed computer training videos. Alison has also written numerous books on Access including Alison Balter�s Mastering Access 2002 Desktop Development and Alison Balter�s Guide to Access 2002 Enterprise Development.

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, the reader picks up all the skills needed to increase the effectiveness and reliability of Access applications. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing the reader to quickly learn the essentials of Access programming from the ground up. The book helps the reader to understand the fundamentals of the Access architecture, gain fast knowledge of the new features that Access offers, learn how to effectively use the latest tools and features of Access by following practical, real-world examples, and get expert tips from the best-selling author, Alison Balter. This book is designed for the way readers learn. They can go through each step-by-step chapter or just choose the lessons that interest them the most.

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Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Access 2002 in 21 Days
Cassel, Eddy & Price
©2002 | Sams Publishing | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 608 pp | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0672321033 | ISBN-13: 9780672321030
Suggested retail price: $39.99  Net price: $20.39  (What's this?)Brief Description

Learn how to create and manage Access databases from start to finish.

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Access 2002 Programming in 24 Hours
Kimmel
©2002 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 576 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672320983 | ISBN-13: 9780672320989
Net price: $15.29  (What's this?)Brief Description

Turn your Access database into a true business application.

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft FrontPage 2002 in 24 Hours
Cadenhead
©2001 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 432 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672321041 | ISBN-13: 9780672321047
Net price: $12.74  (What's this?)Brief Description

BASIC APPROACH PLEASE PROVIDE COURSE INFORMATION

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Office Access 2003 in 24 Hours
Balter
©2004 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 624 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672325454 | ISBN-13: 9780672325458
Net price: $17.84  (What's this?)

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Project 2000 in 24 Hours
Pyron
©2000 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 592 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672318148 | ISBN-13: 9780672318146
Net price: $12.74  (What's this?)Brief Description

Microsoft Project saves you time and money by scheduling and tracking critical projects. Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Project 2000 in 24 teaches you exactly what they need to know in a small amount of time.

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL in 10 Minutes
Forta
©2008 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 368 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672328674 | ISBN-13: 9780672328671
Net price: $10.19  (What's this?)

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003 in 24 Hours Complete Starter Kit
Foxall
©2004 | Sams Publishing | Paperback with DVD; 600 pp | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0672325381 | ISBN-13: 9780672325380
Suggested retail price: $34.99  Net price: $17.84  (What's this?)Brief Description

Revision of Sams highest rated C# book--now we're taking it Visual!

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Server in 24 Hours
Sosinsky
©2000 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 560 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672319403 | ISBN-13: 9780672319402
Net price: $15.29  (What's this?)

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows Server 2003 in 24 Hours
Habraken
©2003 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 600 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672324946 | ISBN-13: 9780672324949
Net price: $20.39  (What's this?)Brief Description

Quick and concise coverage of the most important features of .NET Server.

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows XP in 21 Days
Mueller
©2002 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 768 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672322633 | ISBN-13: 9780672322631
Net price: $20.39  (What's this?)

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows XP in 24 Hours
Perry
©2002 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 456 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 067232217X | ISBN-13: 9780672322174
Net price: $15.29  (What's this?)Brief Description

The quick, easy, and fun way to learn how to use the most exciting new release of Windows since Windows 95.

Sams Teach Yourself More Visual Basic .NET in 21 Days
Mauer
©2002 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 608 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672322714 | ISBN-13: 9780672322716
Net price: $20.39  (What's this?)Brief Description

In just 21 Days, programmers can use the clear explanations in this practical book to teach themselves the advanced Visual Basic .NET building blocks needed to create rich Web applications and Web services.

Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 10 Minutes
Newman
©2006 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 288 pp | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0672328631 | ISBN-13: 9780672328633
Suggested retail price: $19.99  Net price: $10.19  (What's this?)

Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 21 Days, 2/E
Butcher
©2003 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 640 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672323923 | ISBN-13: 9780672323928
Net price: $20.39  (What's this?)Brief Description

An accessible, detailed tutorial on using the most popular open-source database to develop powerful applications.

Sams Teach Yourself Object Oriented Programming in 21 Days
Sintes
©2002 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 698 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672321092 | ISBN-13: 9780672321092
Net price: $22.94  (What's this?)Brief Description

Designed to introduce object-oriented programming concepts to the beginning programmer or to working programmers moving to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).

Sams Teach Yourself OpenOffice.org All In One
Perry
©2005 | Sams Publishing | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 528 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672326183 | ISBN-13: 9780672326189
Net price: $17.84  (What's this?)Brief Description

Appropriate for all courses on the free, open source OpenOffice.org productivity suite.

This is a complete tutorial for using the worlds leading office productivity suite alternative to Microsoft Office: the free, open source OpenOffice.org 1.1. In 29 carefully-organized lessons, this book helps students master the key tasks associated with every OpenOffice.org module: Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, and Math. The books in-depth, step-by-step coverage of Writer word processing includes: creating, managing, and formatting documents; styles, tables, images, tables of contents, indexes, headers/footers, spellchecking, form letters, Web publishing, and more. The book contains extensive coverage of building spreadsheets with Calc, including: values, formulas, references, formatting, database ranges, importing and manipulating external data with DataPilot, and more. Kenyon Brown walks students step-by-step through developing Impress presentations, creating and editing drawings with Draw, and building formulas with Math. The accompanying CD-ROM contains complete versions of OpenOffice.org 1.1 for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux.

Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days, 2/E
Lemay & Colburn
©2002 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 704 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672320355 | ISBN-13: 9780672320354
Net price: $25.49  (What's this?)Brief Description

For use within the Cisco Networking Academy Program, Smester 6 study. Completes the student's learning experience by providing instructional material that builds upon the most current Web-based curriculum. Margin notes, warnings, tech notes, chapter summaries, review questions, and lab questions reinforce concepts. This prepares the student for the knowledge and skills needed to pass CCNP Remote Access Exam.

Sams Teach Yourself PHP and MySQL: Video Learning Starter Kit
Sams Publishing
©2009 | Sams Publishing | Video with Booklet; 80 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 067233027X | ISBN-13: 9780672330278
Net price: $20.39  (What's this?)

Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 10 Minutes
Newman
©2005 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 264 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672327627 | ISBN-13: 9780672327629
Net price: $12.74  (What's this?)

Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 24 Hours, 3/E
Zandstra
©2004 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 576 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672326191 | ISBN-13: 9780672326196
Net price: $17.84  (What's this?)Brief Description

A quick, easy-to-understand introduction to creating dynamic Web sites with PHP 5, the latest version of this popular programming language.

Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, 4/E
Meloni
©2008 | Sams Publishing | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 648 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 067232976X | ISBN-13: 9780672329760
Net price: $20.39  (What's this?)Brief Description

A new edition of the best-selling book that covers three popular open-source tools in one complete Starter kit package

Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, 3/E
Meloni
©2007 | Sams Publishing | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 624 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672328739 | ISBN-13: 9780672328732
Net price: $17.84  (What's this?)

Sams Teach Yourself Red Hat Linux 8 in 24 Hours
Hsiao
©2003 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 600 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 067232475X | ISBN-13: 9780672324758
Net price: $17.84  (What's this?)Brief Description

An easy-to-understand, step-by-step guide to installing, configuring, and using Red Hat Linux.

Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes
Forta
©2004 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 160 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672325667 | ISBN-13: 9780672325663
Net price: $8.66  (What's this?)Brief Description

The fastest way to get up-to-speed with Regular Expressions.

Sams Teach Yourself SAP in 24 Hours, 2/E
Anderson & Larocca
©2006 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 432 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672328224 | ISBN-13: 9780672328220
Net price: $20.39  (What's this?)

Sams Teach Yourself SAP in 24 Hours, 3/E
Anderson, Rhodes, Davis, Dobbins & Jenzer
©2009 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 480 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0137142846 | ISBN-13: 9780137142842
Net price: $22.94  (What's this?)

Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes, 3/E
Forta
©2004 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 256 pp | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0672325675 | ISBN-13: 9780672325670
Suggested retail price: $19.99  Net price: $10.19  (What's this?)Brief Description

Appropriate for all introductory courses in databases, database development, or SQL, as well as Web development courses that focus on building database-enabled applications.

Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes, Third Edition is the worlds leading fast-paced introductory SQL tutorial for beginning or casual SQL users. More than 100,000 people have learned SQL from this book—most of them with little or no previous experience. Ben Forta has thoroughly updated this edition with new coverage of MySQL and PostgreSQL, and revised coverage of every leading commercial SQL platform. Forta organizes SQL into a series of easy-to-follow, well-targeted 10-minute lessons that focus on the practical needs of SQL users. He covers data retrieval, sorting, filtering, and insertion; calculated fields; data manipulation, summarization, and grouping; subqueries, joins, combined queries, and table creation; even advanced techniques such as transactions and views. As in earlier editions, Forta's examples are clear and his writing style crisp and concise. Every example has been tested against each leading SQL platform, with incompatibilities or platform distinctions noted and explained. Appendices include sample table scripts, and quick references to SQL statement syntax and datatypes. A complete sample e-commerce database is available on the companion Web site.

Sams Teach Yourself the C# Language in 21 Days
Jones
©2004 | Sams Publishing | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 816 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672325462 | ISBN-13: 9780672325465
Net price: $22.94  (What's this?)Brief Description

C#leaps the OS platform gap-the C# language isn't just for Microsoft anymore!

Sams Teach Yourself Transact-SQL in 21 Days, 2/E
Mauer
©2001 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 640 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672319675 | ISBN-13: 9780672319679
Net price: $22.94  (What's this?)Brief Description

Learn how to develop Transact-SQL queries with Sams Teach Yourself Transact-SQL in 21 Days, Second Edition.

Sams Teach Yourself UML in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit, 3/E
Schmuller
©2004 | Sams Publishing | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 504 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 067232640X | ISBN-13: 9780672326400
Net price: $20.39  (What's this?)

Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic .NET Web Programming in 21 Days
Aitken & Syme
©2002 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 544 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672322366 | ISBN-13: 9780672322365
Net price: $22.94  (What's this?)Brief Description

Learn how to use Visual Basic.NET for Internet programming with the hands-on techniques and clear explanations used throughout this practical book.

Sams Teach Yourself Visual C# 2005 in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit
Foxall
©2006 | Sams Publishing | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 528 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672327406 | ISBN-13: 9780672327407
Net price: $20.39  (What's this?)

Sams Teach Yourself Web Services in 24 Hours
Potts & Kopack
©2003 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 456 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672325152 | ISBN-13: 9780672325151
Net price: $20.39  (What's this?)Brief Description

Breaks down Web Service techniques and terminology into easily digestible lessons accessible to learning programmers and managers.

Sams Teach Yourself Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) in 24 Hours
Eisenberg
©2009 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 624 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321486994 | ISBN-13: 9780321486998
Net price: $17.84  (What's this?)

Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days, 3/E
Holzner
©2004 | Sams Publishing | Paper; 888 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0672325764 | ISBN-13: 9780672325762
Net price: $20.39  (What's this?)Brief Description

The most in depth XML tutorial with the best examples on the market.

Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit, 3/E
Morrison
©2006 | Sams Publishing | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 576 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 067232797X | ISBN-13: 9780672327971
Net price: $17.84  (What's this?)

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