Access 97 for Busy People: The Book to Use When There's No Time to Lose! [Paperback]

Alan R. Neibauer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | Series: For Busy People

Having a hard time keeping essential information under control? Tired of retyping the same data into charts and tables? Now with Microsoft's new Access 97 and Busy People Books' timesaving learning approach, you dive into database essentials from forms to reports, even Web publishing, faster than you thought possible. From understanding database jargon to investigating mysteries of Access 97's graphs, macros, forms, and tables, Busy People Books aim to get you up and running quickly while offering you insights into how a program's powerful features can make you more productive.

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From the Back Cover

Having a hard time keeping essential information under control? Tired of retyping the same data into charts and tables? Now with Microsoft's new Access 97 and Busy People Books' timesaving learning approach, you dive into database essentials from forms to reports, even Web publishing, faster than you thought possible. From understanding database jargon to investigating the mysteries of Access 97's graphs, macros, forms, and tables, Busy People Books aim to get you up and running quickly while offering you insights into how a program's powerful features can make you more productive.

About the Author

Alan Neibauer (Huntington Valley, PA) is the best-selling author of Corel WordPerfect Suite 8: The Official Guide, Access 97 for Busy People, Microsoft Word for Windows 95 Made Easy, and the soon-to-be published Office 2000 Made Easy and WordPerfect Office 2000: The Official Guide. Since 1985, he has published over 30 popular books on both hardware and software. Neibauer has spent over 14 years teaching computer science at the high school and college level and is also a popular corporate trainer in Microsoft Access and other Office Applications. Mr Neibauer is a graduate of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0078822815
• ISBN-13: 978-0078822810
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,596,450 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too bad I can not give ZERO stars!, August 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Access 97 for Busy People: The Book to Use When There's No Time to Lose! (Paperback)

This was the worst book I have ever read on using any computer program in my 20+ years of information management. I was simply looking for an easy reference book that would quickly point me in the right direction on the interface between Access 97 and the Internet. Instead, it's just a regurgitation of the "Help" documents already included with the Access 97 program. The most unbelievable part is that this author keeps promising to explain more in the next chapter - imagine my surprise when there was NO next chapter on the subject! This book is going back to Amazon. What a waste of time and shipping money. Save yourself some time and money and read the help info already included with Access 97. What a joke!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like reading a great mystery novel...hard to put down!, February 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Access 97 for Busy People: The Book to Use When There's No Time to Lose! (Paperback)

Before reading Mr. Neibauer's book, I had "winged it" when it came to Access. Sure, I created forms for data entry, which created my databases and subsequent kindergarten-like reports. This book is full of techniques and clues I wish I had had before I took flight. Like a great novel, once I started reading it and following the exercises, I couldn't stop. Six hours later I feel like I have mastered the art of database management. Thank you Mr. Neibauer for making it so easy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Read it, but think for yourself also, May 15, 2000

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Carbonero (Gainesville, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Access 97 for Busy People: The Book to Use When There's No Time to Lose! (Paperback)

The biggest problem is that this book shows you how to do things but it does not really explain how things are done, so if you need to apply the knowledge to a more real world problem, like the ones I face at work, then it becomes hard to extrapolate and reason to get it to work the way you want it to. The book is a quick start, and you know when you buy a product like this, that it will not go into too much detail, so I was not expecting that much from the book, hence the 3 stars.

It will get your hands dirty, it will not teach you how to create those databases that will make you a millionaire or give you that 6 digit salary. Enjoy!