Access 2016 Bible (eBook)

Michael Alexander is a Microsoft Certified Application Developer. For more than 15 years, he has been consulting and developing Microsoft Office solutions. Michael is a Microsoft MVP and runs a free tutorial website at www.datapigtechnologies.com. Dick Kusleika has been named a Microsoft MVP for 12 consecutive years. He develops Access- and Excel-based solutions for clients, and has worked with Microsoft Office for more than 20 years. Dick writes a popular Excel-related blog at www.dailydoseofexcel.com.

Introduction xxxix

Part I: Access Building Blocks 3

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Database Development 3

Chapter 2 Getting Started with Access 19

Part II: Understanding Access Tables 31

Chapter 3 Creating Access Tables 33

Chapter 4 Understanding Table Relationships 89

Chapter 5 Working with Access Tables 131

Chapter 6 Importing and Exporting Data 171

Chapter 7 Linking to External Data 209

Part III: Working with Access Queries 235

Chapter 8 Selecting Data with Queries 237

Chapter 9 Using Operators and Expressions in Access 267

Chapter 10 Going Beyond Select Queries 309

Part IV: Analyzing Data in Access 349

Chapter 11 Transforming Data in Access 351

Chapter 12 Working with Calculations and Dates 375

Chapter 13 Performing Conditional Analyses 401

Chapter 14 The Fundamentals of Using SQL 421

Chapter 15 Subqueries and Domain Aggregate Functions 441

Chapter 16 Running Descriptive Statistics in Access 467

Part V: Working with Access Forms and Reports 483

Chapter 17 Creating Basic Access Forms 485

Chapter 18 Working with Data on Access Forms 525

Chapter 19 Working with Form Controls 557

Chapter 20 Presenting Data with Access Reports 591

Chapter 21 Advanced Access Report Techniques 649

Part VI: Access Programming Fundamentals 695

Chapter 22 Using Access Macros 697

Chapter 23 Using Access Data Macros 733

Chapter 24 Getting Started with Access VBA 751

Chapter 25 Mastering VBA Data Types and Procedures 795

Chapter 26 Understanding the Access Event Model 839

Chapter 27 Debugging Your Access Applications 861

Part VII: Advanced Access Programming Techniques 895

Chapter 28 Accessing Data with VBA Code 897

Chapter 29 Advanced Data Access with VBA 941

Chapter 30 Customizing the Ribbon 959

Chapter 31 Preparing Your Access Application for Distribution 999

Part VIII: Access and Windows SharePoint Services 1045

Chapter 32 Integrating Access with SharePoint 1047

Chapter 33 Deploying Access Applications to SharePoint 1063

Index 1091