Learn how to tap the full potential of Access 2007 Transfer Access data seamlessly between Microsoft Office applications—and that's just for starters. In this all-new, comprehensive guide by well-known Access expert Helen Feddema, you’ll learn to write Visual Basic code that automates Access database tasks, creates standalone scripts, extracts and merges data, and allows you to put together powerful solutions. Whether you’re a beginner or a power user, this is the book you need to succeed with Access 2007.

This book focuses on the three technologies that need mastering to get the most out of Access: forms, reports and queries. It is packed full of real-world examples and techniques to help the reader learn and understand the importance of each section.

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something - and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up, and you will find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 170 Access 2007 tasks. Each task-based spread includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including * Navigating the new interface * Using templates to create databases * Entering and editing data * Working with tables and fields * Creating simple or summary queries * Linking to Excel(r) worksheets * Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks * Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task * Succinct explanations walk you through step by step * Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

Do you wish Access was more accessible? Do you wonder what to do with databases in the first place? If you’ve just been letting Access sit there as an anonymous icon on the Ribbon, Access 2007 Workbook For Dummies can open up new worlds for you. The coolest thing about this friendly, easy-to-follow workbook is that you’ll actually create a database that you can use to organize your own home media collection, if you like. In the process, you discover how to build a database from the ground up and some of the ways a database can be helpful, even if you’re not a business mogul or an accountant. Using a problem-solution approach, Access 2007 Workbook For Dummies gives you plenty of chances to practice each step, so you gain confidence along with information. You’ll discover how to: Set up Access and use database fundamentals Create a home media database from start to finish Build tables, relationships, forms, and reports Use select and action queries View and manipulate data Edit and build simple macros and use them to automate navigation Arrange controls on a form Build a user interface to add, edit, and update data Track every aspect of the media collection, including The bonus CD-ROM includes separate database files for each exercise and a video that walks you through each step of the more complex procedures. In no time you’ll find Access is no longer unapproachable. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Microsoft Office Access 2007 VBA builds on the skills you’ve already developed in creating database applications and helps you take them to the next level–using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to accomplish things you once performed manually. To facilitate this lofty goal, Access includes the VBA programming language. Even if you’ve never programmed, this book will help you learn how to leverage the power of VBA to make your work with Access more efficient than ever before. Microsoft Office Access 2007 VBA is for professionals who use Microsoft Access frequently in their daily work. You have serious work to get done and you can’t spend all day reading a computer book. This book teaches you the essential skills you need to automate your databases as quickly as possible. Although written for Access 2007, the techniques and concepts covered will work in most versions of Microsoft Access. Highlights of This Book Include • Navigating within the Visual Basic Editor • Using variables, constants, and data types • Employing built-in functions • Creating procedures • Understanding object-and event-driven coding • Working with arrays • Understanding scope • Working with forms • Using selection controls • Creating reports • Exploring menus, navigation, and ribbons • Using object models • Working with data • Defining database schema • Using the Windows API • Working with XML files • Exploring Access SQL

Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to build database solutions with Access 2007. With Step By Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Build databases from scratch or from templates Exchange data with other databases and Office documents Create forms to simplify data entry Use filters and queries to find and analyze information Design rich reports that help make your data meaningful Help prevent data corruption and unauthorized access Your all-in-one learning experience includes: Files for building skills and practicing the book’s lessons Fully searchable eBook Bonus quick reference to the Ribbon, the new Microsoft Office interface Windows Vista Product Guide eReference—plus other resources on CD For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.

The inside scoop...for when you want more than the official line! Microsoft Access 2007 may be a major new update, but to use it with confidence, you'll need to know its quirks and shortcuts. Find out what the manual doesn't always tell you in this insider's guide to using Access 2007 in the real world. What's the best way to use the new features? What are "intelligent" forms? From setting up tables to encrypting databases, first get the official way, then the best way from an expert. Unbiased coverage of how to get the most out of Access, from using the Quick Launch Toolbar and Office Button to building a database from scratch Savvy, real-world advice on everything from using form views, PivotTables, and PivotCharts to writing questions in the form of a query Time-saving techniques and practical guidance on creating smart macros, collaborating with others using SharePoint(r), and adding pizzazz to reports Tips and hacks that help you work around Access quirks, avoid pitfalls, and increase your productivity Sidebars and tables on sorting rules for special characters, predefined sizes for number data types, and more