Microsoft Office Access 2003 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

I knew very little about MS Access 2003 but I had to learn it for work. You could not ask for a better book to explain Access to beginners. Now I need to find a more advanced book to teach me techniques on using query and modules to edit text data that I import into Access. But this book will definitely help anyone wanting learn Access 20003 for the first time. This practical, hands-on tutorial expertly builds your skills with Microsoft Office Access 2003one step at a time! With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through easy-Hey, you know your way around a databaseso now dig into Access 2003 and really put your information to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds all in concise, fast-answer format. Its all muscle and no fluff. Discover the best and fastest ways to perform everyday tasks, and challenge yourself to new levels of Access mastery! CD A Note Regarding the CD or DVD The print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com. Microsoft Office Access 2003 is part of The Microsoft Office System, so the basic interface objects-menus, toolbars, dialog boxes-will be familiar if you have used other Office products or other Microsoft Windows applications. A guide to the database management program covers such topics as creating new databases, importing data from XML and spreadsheets, preventing data corruption, and creating Web pages.