Book Description

Conquer Access—from the inside out!Hey, you know your way around Access—so now dig into Version 2002 and really put your databases to work! This award-winning, supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and handy workarounds in concise, fast-answer format—it’s all muscle and no fluff. Discover the best and fastest ways to perform everyday tasks, and challenge yourself to new levels of Access mastery. Build on what you already know about Access and quickly dive into what’s new Ace database design fundamentals and avoid common pitfalls Create custom forms, controls, and queries Link to data from other databases and Microsoft® Office applications Get more data-crunching power with code and add-ins Learn the tricks that bring your forms and reports to life Use data access pages and XML to deliver dynamic data on line Bolt your Access front end to an enterprise-strength back end, such as Microsoft SQL Server™ Write your own code modules using Microsoft Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA)Learn from an award winner! Microsoft Access Version 2002 Inside Out won the 2004 Referenceware Excellence Award in the category of Desktop and Office Applications at the Waterside 2004 conference. The award, sponsored by Books 24x7 and Waterside Productions, Inc., recognizes the book’s the quality of content organization, depth and quality of subject matter coverage, and graphics. CD-ROM FEATURES: Intuitive HTML interface Extensive collection of Microsoft add-ins and third-party utilities, demos, and trials Sample databases and VBA code Complete eBook—easy to browse and print! Sample chapters from other INSIDE OUT Office XP books Web links to Microsoft Tools on the Web, online troubleshooters, and product support Microsoft Visio® auto-demos Interactive tutorials A Note Regarding the CD or DVD The print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to [email protected].