Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Access 2007

This book offers you comprehensive, information on using the new version of Access. Not only updated for the latest version, new chapters have been added on application automation with Access macros and collaboration with Microsoft SharePoint Team Server, both of which are hot topics.  All chapters are updated for the transition from Jet to the new Access database engine. Detailed, step-by-step instructions with icons guide you through Access through table design, data addition, importing data from external sources, query design and execution, and designing data entry forms and printed reports.

 

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Introduction

I Getting Acquainted with Access 2007

1 Access 2007 for Access 200x Users: What’s New

2 Building Simple Tracking Applications

3 Navigating the New Access User Interface

II Learning the Fundamentals of Access

Databases

4 Exploring Relational Database Theory and Practice

5 Working with Access Databases and Tables

6 Entering, Editing, and Validating Access Table Data

7 Sorting, Finding, and Filtering Data

8 Linking, Importing, and Exporting Data

III Transforming Data with Queries and

PivotTables

9 Designing Queries for Access Databases

10 Understanding Access Operators and Expressions

11 Creating Multitable and Crosstab Queries

12 Working with PivotTable and PivotChart Views

13 Creating and Updating Access Tables with Action

Queries

IV Designing Forms and Reports

14 Creating and Using Basic Access Forms

15 Designing Custom Multitable Forms

16 Working with Simple Reports and Mailing Labels

17 Preparing Advanced Reports

18 Adding Graphs, PivotCharts, and PivotTables

V Moving to Networked Multiuser Applications

19 Linking Access Front Ends to Access and

Client/Server Tables

20 Exploring Access Data Projects and SQL

Server 2005

21 Moving from Access Queries to Transact-SQL

22 Upsizing Access Applications to Access Data

Projects

VI Collaborating with Access Data

23 Importing and Exporting Web Pages

24 Integrating with XML and InfoPath 2007

25 Collaborating with Windows SharePoint Services

VII Programming and Converting Access

Applications

26 Automating Access Applications with Macros 2007

27 Learning Visual Basic for Applications

28 Handling Events with VBA and Macros

29 Programming Combo and List Boxes

30 Understanding Data Access Objects, OLE DB,

and ADO

31 Upgrading 200X Applications to Access 2007

VIII Appendix

A Glossary

Index