Access 2003 for Starters: The Missing Manual

by Scott Palmer and Kate Chase

Book Overview

Maybe you got Access as part of Microsoft Office and wonder what it can do for you and your household; maybe you're a small business manager and don't have a techie on staff to train the office in Microsoft Access. Regardless, you want to quickly get your feet wet--but not get in over your head--and Access 2003 for Starters: The Missing Manual is the book to make it happen.

Far more than a skimpy introduction but much less daunting than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596006659
• ISBN13: 9780596006655
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

VERY WORTHWHILE

If you are new to Access and want to learn how to do things, this book is very helpful. If you are an experienced user and want to become an expert, this book may not have everything you need. We use this manual in conjunction with the Video Professor and between the two, we are now very comfortable with Access.

Wow - exactly what it says!

I own a Network Consulting firm which handles IT for Small to Medium businesses. That said, I know zilch about Microsoft Access. Recently a client asked I provide them with a simple inventory managment database. While I actually set them up with an out of box solution, I figured I should learn Access to possibly do our own development. This book is really fantastic. I own plenty of tech books; some good, and some not so good. I rated this book high for the two things it does really well: 1. It shows you a nice view of what you *can* do in terms of options at each stage of building/working with a database, and explains them. 2. It applies the information with easy to follow, yet not stupidly simple projects. I went through 130 pages today alone and if the wife wasn't bugging me to death, would probably knock out a chapter or two more before bed. Great book. The title explains it all.

Great Way To Learn Access

The Pogue Press line does it again!! When I looked down at the retail price for this book I couldn't believe my eyes. If you are new to Microsoft Access and want to ramp up quickly on how to use this exciting application, you would be hard-pressed to find a better bargain to get up to speed in no time. I usually write longer reviews, but for the price that this book is listed at, this would inefficient and a waste of time. If you want to learn how to use Access 2003, stop reading and pick up this book today!! ***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED