In just 21 days, you'll have all the skills you need to get up and running efficiently. With this complete tutorial, you'll master the basics and then move on to the more advanced features and concepts. Understand the fundamentals of data management and retrieval. Master all of the new and advanced features that Access 97 offers. Learn how to effectively use the latest tools and features to create customized forms and reports by following practical, real-world examples. Get expert tips from a leading authority on implementing Access 97 in the corporate environment or on the Web. This book is designed for the way you learn. Go chapter by chapter through the step-by-step lessons, or just choose the lessons that interest you the most.
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In just 21 days, you'll have all the skills you need to get up and running efficiently. With this complete tutorial, you'll master the basics and then move on to the more advanced features and concepts. Understand the fundamentals of data management and retrieval. Master all of the new and advanced features that Access 97 offers. Learn how to effectively use the latest tools and features to create customized forms and reports by following practical, real-world examples. Get expert tips from a leading authority on implementing Access 97 in the corporate environment or on the Web. This book is designed for the way you learn. Go chapter by chapter through the step-by-step lessons, or just choose the lessons that interest you the most.
About the Author
Paul Cassel has been designing and programming database systems on a wide range of computers for more than 20 years. He travels nationally giving lectures, teaching seminars, and consulting about numerous computer topics including Access. He is cohost of the weekly Egghead Software Hour radio show and publishes between 20 and 30 magazines articles a year. Craig Eddy is a Senior Developer for Pipestream Technologies, Inc. Craig specialized in Access, SQL Server, and Visual Basic development. He has co-authored Access 97 Unleashed, Office 95 Unleashed, VBScript Unleashed, and Web Programming with Visual Basic.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't buy it!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Access 97 in 21 Days (5th Edition) (Paperback)
First, I gave it a one star rating because there were no negative numbers to chose from. As an advanced developer who recommended someone learn the Access interface with this book I soon had egg on my face and quite a bit of time explaining why the books examples and teachings wouldn't work.... TYPOS and false information. The book also instructs users in techniques that I would quickly condemn in the Access support forum of which I'm a Technical Advisor. Everyone else has pointed out the specific challenges the book presents, and I LOUDLY echo those same sentiments. While some things were indeed learned from the book, I could have taught the same amount of information in less time since days wouldn't have been wasting trying to fix the really bad errors that are contained in the book. While Access help files are notorious for some bogus information, they are clearly a step up from this book and a quick read of the help would probably be better suited to reading than this book. Also, did anyone else notice the exact chapter when another author started? It was very obvious that the beginning of the book was written by one person (of limited knowledge and writing ability) and the latter part of the book written by another person with a better understanding of Access but, obviously both of these people were writers, not Access gurus. And maybe not even good writers either. This is a book that should be returned for a refund if purchased.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Go ahead and buy it, unless you're a baby...,
By Mr. David J. Heater (Chicago, IL Dismayed Home of the Cubs) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Access 97 in 21 Days (5th Edition) (Paperback)
Yes, the errors are annoying, yes the repetition of basic information is at times annoying but come on, deal with it you babies. The main reason I bought this book is because of the step by step walkthroughs. I am perfectly familiar with a computer and this allows me the benefit of skimming, which perhaps is essential to use this book to it's potential. Who cares about the typos as long as the steps are valid, and I have found them to be. This book surpasses all the available free tutorials out there on the web and I am honestly happy I got it. One caveat, you do have to be able to think imaginatively and read between the lines. If you are unable to do this, as many people are, don't buy this book. Take a class where someone can walk you through it and answer your questions. Also, the book clearly states in the beginning that it is not for beginners, but for those already familiar with basic concepts. Like so many other books out there this one is sink or swim, personally I like it. I can't believe someone wrote a negative review because it was difficult to remove the CD without damaging the back cover, how ridiculous.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Book for the beginner,
By Kevin Wolfe (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Access 97 in 21 Days (5th Edition) (Paperback)
I strongly disagree with all of the other reviews... I am not a beginning PC user (MCSE & CNA), but I've never had any experience with Access. Yeah, there are typos, but if you understand the exercise, you should be able to figure out what to do. I have recommended this book to several of the people that I work with in IT. The author does remind you to open the program way too many times, and the author does change at day 18 (for the worse) - I now have a very good understanding of Access, all thanks to this book.
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