Access 2013: The Missing Manual

by Matthew MacDonald

Overview

Unlock the secrets of Access 2013 and discover how to use your data in creative ways. With this book’s easy step-by-step instructions, you’ll learn how to build and maintain a full-featured database and even turn it into a web app. You also get tips and practices from the pros for good database design—ideal whether you’re using Access for business, school, or at home.

The important stuff you need to know

• Build a database with ease. Organize and update lists, documents, catalogs, and other types of information.
• Create your own web app. Let your whole team work on a database in the cloud.
• Share your database on a network. Link your Access database to SQL Server or SharePoint.
• Customize the interface. Make data entry a breeze by building your own templates
• Find what you need fast. Search, sort, and summarize huge amounts of data in minutes.
• Put your info to use. Turn raw info into well-formatted printed reports.
• Dive into Access programming. Automate complex tasks and solve common challenges.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449359478
Publisher:	O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/11/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	868
File size:	24 MB
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About the Author

Matthew MacDonald is a science and technology writer with well over a dozen books to his name. Web novices can tiptoe out onto the Internet with him in Creating a Website: The Missing Manual. HTML fans can learn about the cutting edge of web design in HTML5: The Missing Manual. And human beings of all description can discover just how strange they really are in the quirky handbooks Your Brain: The Missing Manual and Your Body: The Missing Manual.

Table of Contents

• The Missing Credits
• Introduction
• Part 1: Storing Information in Tables
  • Chapter 1: Creating Your First Database
  • Chapter 2: Building Smarter Tables
  • Chapter 3: Mastering the Datasheet: Sorting, Searching, and Filtering
  • Chapter 4: Blocking Bad Data
  • Chapter 5: Linking Tables with Relationships
• Part 2: Manipulating Data with Queries
  • Chapter 6: Queries That Select Records
  • Chapter 7: Essential Query Tricks
  • Chapter 8: Queries That Summarize Data
  • Chapter 9: Queries That Change Tables
• Part 3: Printing Reports
  • Chapter 10: Creating Reports
  • Chapter 11: Designing Advanced Reports
• Part 4: Building a User Interface with Forms
  • Chapter 12: Creating Simple Forms
  • Chapter 13: Designing Advanced Forms
  • Chapter 14: Building a Navigation System
• Part 5: Programming Access
  • Chapter 15: Automating Tasks with Macros
  • Chapter 16: Connecting Macros to Forms and Tables
  • Chapter 17: Automating Tasks with Visual Basic
  • Chapter 18: Writing Smarter Code
• Part 6: Going Large: Access Databases for Many Users
  • Chapter 19: Sharing a Database on Your Network
  • Chapter 20: Building an Access Web App
  • Chapter 21: Linking Access to SQL Server
  • Chapter 22: Linking Access to SharePoint
  • Chapter 23: Importing and Exporting Data
• Part 7: Appendix
  • Customizing Access