This practical, hands-on tutorial expertly builds your skills with Microsoft Office Access 2003—one step at a time! With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through easy-Hey, you know your way around a database—so now dig into Access 2003 and really put your information to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds all in concise, fast-answer format. It’s all muscle and no fluff. Discover the best and fastest ways to perform everyday tasks, and challenge yourself to new levels of Access mastery!

• Build on what you already know about Access and quickly dive into what’s new
• Design your database the way the experts do—and sidestep common mistakes
• Import data from spreadsheets, text files, databases, and other sources
• Write simple to sophisticated queries to manipulate data
• Learn advanced techniques for building forms and reports
• Develop PivotTable and PivotChart dynamic views
• Tap the power of Microsoft SQL Server with Access projects and views, functions, and stored procedures
• Implement database security features
• Deliver dynamic data on the Web with data access pages and XML *Use Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and script to automate your applications and Web pages

CD features:

• Complete eBook in PDF format
• Insider Extras—including fully functional sample databases, VBA code, and sample web pages
• Catalog of Access resources with links to third-party tools and demos
• Microsoft resources and demos, including Insider’s Guide to Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 eBook
• Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition, eBook—10,000+ entries

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.