Access For Dummies

Become a database boss --and have fun doing it--with this accessible and easy-to-follow guide to Microsoft Access

Databases hold the key to organizing and accessing all your data in one convenient place. And you don't have to be a data science wizard to build, populate, and organize your own. With Microsoft Access For Dummies, you'll learn to use the latest version of Microsoft's Access software to power your database needs.

Need to understand the essentials before diving in? Check out our Basic Training in Part 1 where we teach you how to navigate the Access workspace and explore the foundations of databases.

Ready for more advanced tutorials? Skip right to the sections on Data Management, Queries, or Reporting where we walk you through Access's more sophisticated capabilities. Not sure if you have Access via Office 2021 or Office 365? No worries - this book covers Access now matter how you access it.

The book also shows you how to:

• Handle the most common problems that Access users encounter
• Import, export, and automatically edit data to populate your next database
• Write powerful and accurate queries to find exactly what you're looking for, exactly when you need it

Microsoft Access For Dummies is the perfect resource for anyone expected to understand, use, or administer Access databases at the workplace, classroom, or any other data-driven destination.

Auteur

*Laurie Ann Ulrich is a professional author and trainer on all things technology. Along with recent editions of *Access For Dummies, she's also written books on Excel, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver.

Ken Cook is a professional database developer and author who has written on Access and Excel.

Contenu

Introduction 1

Part 1: Basic Training 5

Chapter 1: Access Basic Training 7

Chapter 2: Navigating the Access Workspace 25

Chapter 3: Database Basics 43

Part 2: Getting It All on the Table 63

Chapter 4: Sounds Like a Plan 65

Chapter 5: Table Tune-Ups 77

Chapter 6: Remodeling Your Data 95

Chapter 7: Types, Masks, and Triggers 111

Part 3: Data Management Mania 135

Chapter 8: A Form for All Reasons 137

Chapter 9: Importing and Exporting Data 157

Chapter 10: Automatically Editing Data 171

Chapter 11: Access and the Web 183

Part 4: The Power of Questions 197

Chapter 12: Finding, Filtering, and Sorting Your Data - Fast 199

Chapter 13: I Was Just Asking for Answers 215

Chapter 14: I Want These AND Those OR Them 241

Chapter 15: Number Crunching with the Total Row. 249

Chapter 16: Express Yourself with Formulas 263

Chapter 17: Take Charge with Action Queries 277

Part 5: Simple and Snazzy Reporting. 289

Chapter 18: Fast and Furious Automatic Reporting 291

Chapter 19: Professionally Designed Reports Made Easy 313

Chapter 20: Groups and Page Breaks, Headers and Footers 341

Chapter 21: Mailings to the Masses 363

Part 6: The Part of Tens 371

Chapter 22: Ten Common Problems 373

Chapter 23: Ten Uncommon Tips 385

Appendix A: Getting Help 393

Index 395