Teach Yourself VISUALLY Microsoft Office Access 2007 (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech)) [Paperback]

Faithe Wempen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470045914 | ISBN-13: 978-0470045916 | Publication Date: January 10, 2007 | Edition: 1

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something - and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up, and you will find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 170 Access 2007 tasks. Each task-based spread includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including
* Navigating the new interface
* Using templates to create databases
* Entering and editing data
* Working with tables and fields
* Creating simple or summary queries
* Linking to Excel(r) worksheets
* Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
* Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
* Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
* Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

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From the Back Cover

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something — and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up, and you will find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 170 Access 2007 tasks. Each task-based spread includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including

• Navigating the new interface
• Using templates to create databases
• Entering and editing data
• Working with tables and fields
• Creating simple or summary queries
• Linking to Excel® worksheets

• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

About the Author

Faithe Wempen is a Microsoft Office Master Instructor and an adjunct instructor of computer technology at IUPUI, where she teaches courses in computer hardware and software architecture. She is the author of over 90 books on PC hardware and software, including The Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Bible.

Product Details

• Paperback: 303 pages
• Publisher: Visual; 1 edition (January 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470045914
• ISBN-13: 978-0470045916
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,864 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars somewhat helpful, February 5, 2010

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determined (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

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As still somewhat of a novice, I found the cartoons took up way too much space and are extremely distracting.Also the color arrows are sometimes too close to similar colors. The actual material you are trying to locate and understand needs to be much larger and readable. While I understand you can match the page with your computer screen, I found it aggravating to have to do so in order to read what is in each window. My reason for buying it was so I didn't have to spend so much time finding what was referenced.

I have heard these same complaint from many students new to computers (we are in our 30's and 40's)
I have recommended it somewhat, with explanations of above flaws.

I could be greatly simplified with less cartoons, larger window images.Also practice sheets to apply to what you are learning.
I guess it all depends on who your target demographic is. Experienced users looking for updates on 2007 wouldn't care, they already know where everything is.....

I was disappointed.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars easy to use on your own, October 18, 2008

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LSCTeach (Silver Spring, Maryland) - See all my reviews

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I found this book very helpful and great for high schoolers to learn Access on their own. Especially since many like to see things and "Learn Visually" as the name of the book.

4.0 out of 5 stars If You Are A Visual Learner, These Books Are Great, December 9, 2011

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I own several Teach Yourself Visually books (Excel, PowerPoint and Word) and this Access version is just as helpful. This book gives you enough information so you can navigate around and generally get the answer you are looking for without a lot of hunting. The visuals are well drawn and extremely helpful -- they remind me of cartoons that keep you interested but not distracted. Best of all, you don't have to have a book on your shelf with 'IDIOTS' in the title.