What Alison¿s book offers over other books in that she is able to take a highly technical topic and present it in a manner that is easy to comprehend. It is a book that the reader will often want to read from cover to cover, but it can also act as an excellent reference. Readers of this book will learn: Access 11 application development and real-world solutions to specific development and programming problems. Professional programming techniques backed by concise, no-nonsense explanations of the underlying theories. Debugging and troubleshooting methods to solve problems quickly and get stalled development projects back on track.

Master Access development from Access insider and trainer Alison Balter.

Microsoft Office 2007 is a major upgrade from the last version of Office; Access will also be greatly revised. Alison Balter is the name that Access developers will trust to guide them through Access 2007's new features. She has the rare ability to take complex topics and explain them clearly, as shown by the success of her ten previous books on Access. Balter is known for providing real-world solutions to specific Access development problems. She also is known for her ability to back up her practical examples with just enough underlying theory to give the reader a good overall understanding of Access. In short, this book will provide beginning and intermediate Access developers with everything that they need to know to design and build Access 2007 applications. It should also appeal to DBAs and power users who want or need to get started building custom Access apps. This latest book in her Mastering Access series will not disappoint her many fans who anxiously await each new version, and should win her new fans as well.

This book offers a no-nonsense approach to enterprise development using Access 2002 as a front-end. Written by best-selling author, Alison Balter, it is practical in style and easily transitions the client/server neophyte to the sophisticated world of enterprise development. Includes all of the techniques that an Access developer needs to know when developing a client/server application. Smoothly transitions the Access developer into the enterprise application development world. Complete source code and reusable examples are available on the CD-ROM included with the book, and can also be downloaded from the books Web page. Developing applications for the enterprise introduces challenges quite different from those associated with developing applications for desktops or small departments. Although the book focuses on client/server development, the text covers other enterprise topics such as replication, transaction processing, and data access pages. Alison Balter is the founder of InfoTechnology Partners, Inc., a California-based computer consulting firm. Alison is a highly experienced independent trainer and consultant, specializing in Windows applications training and development. During her seventeen years in the computer industry, she has trained and consulted with many corporations and government agencies, including Shell Oil, Prudential Insurance and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Alison is the author of over 300 internationally marketed computer training videos for KeyStone Learning Systems Corporation and is the author of several books for Sams Publishing including: Alison Balters Mastering Access 2002 Desktop Development, ISBN 0-672-32101-7, 8/2001 and Alison Balters Mastering Microsoft Access 2000 Development, ISBN 0-672-31484-3, 6/1999.

Make the most of Access 2013—without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to master Access and use it to build powerful, useful databases of all kinds—even web application databases! Even if you’ve never used Access before, you’ll learn how to do what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. Access has never, ever been this simple! Who knew how simple Access® 2013 could be? This is the easiest, most practical beginner’s guide to using Microsoft’s incredibly powerful new Access 2013 database program... simple, reliable instructions for doing everything you really want to do! Here’s a small sample of what you’ll learn: • Create tables to efficiently store and navigate your data • Build queries that retrieve exactly the information you want • Design intuitive forms that help your users work more efficiently • Build reports that answer key questions intuitively and visually • Learn easy techniques for designing more reliable databases • Work faster with AutoForms, AutoReports, and other shortcuts • Automate repetitive tasks and build more polished databases with macros • Share Access data with Excel, SQL Server, and other applications • Solve complex problems with advanced query, form, and reporting techniques • Build modern web databases that serve users through browsers • Run your database on the cloud through Microsoft Office 365 • Construct a complete database application from start to finish • And much more... Alison Balter, President of InfoTech Services Group, Inc., has spent 25 years training and consulting on Microsoft Access and related applications with top organizations such as Cisco, Shell, Accenture, Northrop, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Prudential, Transamerica, Fox Broadcasting, and the U.S. Navy. She travels throughout North America delivering seminars on Access and has authored 14 books and videos for Pearson, including Microsoft Access 2010 LiveLessons and Alison Balter’s Mastering Access 2007 Development. She is past president of the Independent Computer Consultants Association of Los Angeles. Category: Databases Covers: Microsoft® Access® 2013 User Level: Beginning

Understand how to take database needs and turn them into effective Access databases while gaining a thorough understanding of Access tables, forms, reports, and queries with this definitive handbook.

Microsoft Access is a database development and maintenance program, but it can be confusing when trying to learn how to complete the tasks required to create an application. Microsoft Access 2003 In a Snap can quickly show you how to complete a specific task in an easy-to-follow format complete with illustrated steps. Sections of the book are organized into task categories such as Table Creation, Queries and Form Design. Intended to keep you focused and on-target, this book does not spend time explaining database architecture or application design. If you are the casual Access user or if you use it in your day-to-day work life, this book is a great reference tool!