Quick Course in Microsoft Access 2000 [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Quick Course | Publication Date: March 16, 2000

Microsoft Access 2000, the latest version of one of the best-selling relational databases for PC users, provides the power and information access needed to grow a business. New features make it easier to build database solutions and track information. Generate, analyze, and create reports on paper, online, or in HTML format without hours of work, and share it across the workplace or the world over networks, intranets, and the Internet.

"Quick Course "RM" In Microsoft Access 2000" offers fast-paced, to-the-point tutorials and learning exercises for quickly grasping program basics and building proficiency. Designed for the beginning to intermediate student, Quick Course "RM" books can be used for self training and instructor-led classes, focusing on using the computer to get specific tasks done in a work environment. The core of each book is a logical sequence of straightforward, easy-to-follow instructions for building useful database solutions -- the same solutions people create and use on the job.

Product Details

• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (March 16, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735610827
• ISBN-13: 978-0735610828
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,715,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars $...! This is worth $100! Thumbs up!, April 2, 2003

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P. Elward "crashomon" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quick Course in Microsoft Access 2000 (Paperback)

I've got over $500 invested in computer books and very very few of them are read top-to-bottom, start-to-finish. This is one of them. If you've ever beaten your head against the wall trying to decipher some of these 900 - 1500 page books, this book will restore your faith in a book's ability to transfer knowledge quickly and painlessly to your head.

This is a basic book, but without it, you could waste months trying to figure out all of Access' neat features. It took me three days to go through and do this and I can confidently take on basic database tasks with Access now. I wish I had bought this book years ago!

I agree with the other writers, that this is a good 'basic tutorial' and to do more advanced stuff, you'll need other materials, but at least you won't drown in useless info with this one! (and for $..., you can give it to a friend and help them along the database path.)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Beginners, May 7, 2002

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Jasmine T. Baer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quick Course in Microsoft Access 2000 (Paperback)

Quick Course in Mircosoft Access is an excellent book for individuals seeking to learn one of Microsoft's least intuitive applications. The book takes the reader step-by-step in tutorial fashion through all the key skills necessary to building simple databases.

Other applications in the Office 2000 suite are very intuitive. It is easy to understand the basics of Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, and create simple documents, spreadsheets, and presentation. If you needed help, the help file and index are more than adequate. Access is not like the other Office applications in this sense. New users need to be walked through the basics of constructing a relational database. Normally, I try to experiment with a new application, and then buy one of the huge "Bibles" to augment my knowledge. Again, not so with Access. In order to effectively utilize Access, I found it necessary to get a book that would take me from ground zero to limited proficiency in a short period of time.

If you are faced with the daunting task of using Access, this book will have you up and running in no time at all. Buy this book, run through the tutorials, and create your own database from scratch. Then, go out and buy one of the 1000 page "Bibles" so that you can teach yourself some of the more esoteric features and functions.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Error Free Guide, July 17, 2002

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Hubie (Menomonie, Wisconsin United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quick Course in Microsoft Access 2000 (Paperback)

I used it for 12 different sections of a college course to introduce the students to Access. I found it to be accurate and found no flaws plus it was very reasonable in cost. I am anxiously waiting for the Access 2002 edition.