Access 2002: The Complete Reference (Book/CD-ROM)

Virginia Andersen (San Diego, CA) is a freelance author and writer who has written or contributed to nearlyy 25 books about PC-based applications, including many student tutorials and accompanying instructor manuals with exercise disks. Virginia is certified as a Microsoft Access MOUS Expert.

Part I: Getting Started. Chapter 1: Quick Tour of Access 2002. Chapter 2: The World of Relational Databases. Chapter 3: Creating a Database. Chapter 4: Creating and Modifying Tables. Chapter 5: Relating Tables. Chapter 6: Entering and Editing Data. Part II: Retrieving and Presenting Information. Chapter 7: Sorting, Filtering and Printing Records. Chapter 8: Extracting Information with Queries. Chapter 9: Creating Advanced Queries. Chapter 10: Creating Form and Report Designs. Chapter 11: Using the Form Wizard. Chapter 12: Customizing Forms. Chapter 13: Using the Report Wizard. Chapter 14: Customizing Reports. Chapter 15: Creating Charts, PivotTables, and PivotCharts. Part III: Improving the Workplace. Chapter 16: Customizing the Workplace. Chapter 17: Improving Database Performance. Chapter 18: Understanding Events and the Event Model. Chapter 19: Automating with Macros. Chapter 20: Customizing Menus and Toolbars. Chapter 21: Creating Custom Switchboards and Dialog Boxes. Part IV: Exchanging Data with Others. Chapter 22: Exchanging Database Objects and Text. Chapter 23: Exchanging Data with Outside Sources. Chapter 24: Access 2002 on the Internet. Part V: Application Development. Chapter 25: Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic. Chapter 26: Sharing with Multiple Users. Chapter 27: Securing a Database. Chapter 28: Developing an End-User Application. Chapter 29: Converting to Access 2002. Appendix A: MOUS Exam Objectives. Appendix B: What's on the CD.