Microsoft Access is a large, intimidating program, and most users never progress beyond creating simple tables and using wizards to create basic forms and reports. This book helps readers to develop the skills required to extract the data they need (queries), build efficient front-ends for that date (forms), and publish the results in an attractive, easy-to-read format (reports).

"Everything you need to master Access 2007 forms, reports, and queries."

-Charles Carr, Reviews Editor, ComputorEdge Magazine

Create Forms for Business

Ensure Data Entry Accuracy

Build Elegant Form Interfaces

Collect Data Via Email

Design Effective Business Reports

Make an Invoice Report

Create Mailing Labels

Extract Data

Work with Multiple Tables

Calculate Discounts

Analyze Data

Develop your Microsoft Access expertise instantly with proven techniques

Let's face it: Microsoft Access is a large, intimidating program. Most people never progress beyond creating simple tables and using wizards to build basic forms and reports. At the same time, you need information and you know that what you seek is embedded somewhere in your Access database. Without a more sophisticated knowledge of how to extract and present that data, you're forced to rely on office gurus and overworked IT people to provide canned reports or one-size-fits-all solutions.

This book changes all that by giving you the skills to build efficient front-ends for data (forms), publish the results in an attractive and easy-to-read format (reports), and extract the data you need (queries). This book shuns the big Access picture and instead focuses intently on forms, reports, and queries. This in-depth approach will give you the knowledge and understanding you need to get at the data and prove the old saw that knowledge is power.

- Focuses on the three technologies that you must master to get the most out of Access: forms, reports, and queries.

- Avoids database theory in favor of practical know-how that you can put to use right away.

- Packed full of real-world examples and techniques to help you learn and understand the importance of each section.

- Covers what's new and changed in Microsoft Access 2007.

Introduction

Part I: Creating Forms

Chapter 1 Creating and Using a Form

Chapter 2 Working with Form Controls

Chapter 3 Designing Forms for Efficient and Accurate Data Entry

Chapter 4 Designing Forms for Business Use

Chapter 5 Creating Specialized Forms

Part II: Designing and Customizing Reports

Chapter 6 Creating and Publishing a Report

Chapter 7 Designing Effective Business Reports

Chapter 8 Designing Advanced Reports

Chapter 9 Creating Specialized Reports

Part III: Creating Powerful Queries

Chapter 10 Creating a Basic Query

Chapter 11 Building Criteria Expressions

Chapter 12 Working with Multiple-Table Queries

Chapter 13 Creating Advanced Queries

Chapter 14 Creating PivotTable Queries

Chapter 15 Querying with SQL Statements

Index

Microsoft Access is a large, intimidating program. Unlike Word or Excel where users can perform basic tasks without much in the way of training, Access presents challenges from the outset. Most users never progress beyond creating simple tables and using Wizards to create basic forms and reports. At the same time, all users - from managers to researchers to administrative assistants - need to know that what they seek is embedded somewhere in their Access tables. Without a more sophisticated knowledge of how to extract and present that data, they are forced to rely on office gurus and overworked IT people to provide canned reports or one-size-fits-all solutions. This book will change all that by giving readers the skills required to extract the data they need (queries), build efficient front-ends for that data (forms), and publish the results in an attractive and easy-to-read format (reports). To that end, this book shuns the big Access picture and instead focuses intently on queries, forms, and reports. This in-depth approach will give the reader the skills and understanding he or she needs to get at the data and prove the old adage that knowledge is indeed power.