Microsoft Access 2003 Forms, Reports, and Queries [Paperback]

Paul McFedries (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 28, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0789731525 | ISBN-13: 978-0789731524 | Edition: 1

When it comes to job-productivity, we all want to be able to perform well, especially when it comes to challenging assignments. Anyone who works with Microsoft Access on a regular basis knows that this program can prove to be one of the most challenging. If you are looking for a way to get the most you can out of the primary Access tasks, Microsoft Access 2003 Forms, Reports and Queries is the learning tool that you need. Focusing only on the forms, reports and queries functions, this book provides you with practical know-how, real-world examples and techniques that you can put to use immediately. Learn to condense mountains of information into manageable molehills of useful knowledge, so that you can perform at your best!

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About the Author

Paul McFedries is the president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. Now primarily a writer, Paul has worked as a programmer, consultant, spreadsheet developer and website developer. He has written more than 40 books that have sold nearly three million opies worldwide. These books include Formulas and Functions for Excel (Que, 2004), The Absolute Beginner's Guide to VBA (Que, 2004) and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Windows XP (Alpha, 2001).

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Que; 1 edition (August 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789731525
• ISBN-13: 978-0789731524
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul McFedries runs Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company, and has been writing computer books for more than 17 years. He is the author or coauthor of more than 60 books that have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. Paul is also the proprietor of Wordspy.com, a website that tracks new words and phrases as they enter the language.

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76 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars learn SQL, December 24, 2004

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W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Access 2003 Forms, Reports, and Queries (Paperback)

McFedries has essentially produced a first course on SQL, using Microsoft Access as the user interface into a relational database. There are sections of the book about fairly simple UI controls and their usages. Like how to change fonts or colours. Mundane stuff.

But the book goes much deeper. It shows how Access can teach you much about many relational database topics. Table relationships, referential integrity, multiple table queries, table joins and so on. En route, the author gently introduces examples of SQL queries. The full syntax of which is complex enough to deter many new users. But by seeing the queries used in many simple contexts should help your retention.

So the book serves two purposes. The first is to learn Access. The second is to learn SQL and relational databases, using Access just as a means to an end.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly useful book, October 16, 2006

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E. Natali "EconGirl" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Access 2003 Forms, Reports, and Queries (Paperback)

This book is terrific. It has helped me go from a novice user of Access, to a very proficient user. It has everything you need to know to build a solid database in an accessible format. The information is easy to find and incredibly easy to understand. I use it at work and I am continually having to track it down because it gets borrowed by my coworkers. Finally I asked the company to just buy a second copy, which they did.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough if you need a reference manual for forms, queries or reports. I have another Access book that is 1400 pages, but I never use it because this small book is a thousand times better, easier to understand, and provides on-point helpful information. I pull it out as soon as I'm about to work in Access and just keep it open on my desk. So far it's gotten me through everything I've wanted to do. Highly, highly recommended.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Saved My Behind!, November 21, 2006

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Caryn Arling "Carling" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Access 2003 Forms, Reports, and Queries (Paperback)

I just completed a very time-sensitive project with the help of this book, and would not have been able to meet my deadline without it! As a beginner/intermediate Access user, this book gave me all the information I needed to quickly throw together a database with a simple user interface that did some fairly complex calculations in the queries. Unlike Microsoft's online help, the excellent layout, table of contents and index of this book make it easy to find ways to accomplish what you need to do, even if you're not sure exactly what terminology to use. I would recommend this book for anyone who who knows that Access is capable of doing lots of cool tricks, but just isn't sure how to get it to do them.