This title does not require any previous knowledge of Access and takes students up to the level required to tackle practical work such as GCSE, GNVQ intermediate or BTEC First Diploma. It is written in such a way that students should be able to follow the tasks at their own pace with minimum assistance.

Colourful ICT books for 11-14 year olds that prepares them for courses such as GCSE, BTEC First and Standard Grade This teacher resource accompanies the pupil's text book Further Access 2000-2003 comprising of 16 assignments, complete with answers. Each assignment provides extra practice on topics learned in the corresponding Pupil's book chapter. Two assignments are included for each chapter in Further Access 2000-2003. Each of these assignments requires the student to follow the given instructions to create a database, and then answer questions to show that they have done the assignment correctly. The assignments are intended to provide extra practice in techniques already learned, and to occupy faster students while others in a group catch up. Answers are given in full together with the completed database. There is also some advice for teachers given for each chapter on anything they might want to point out to the students before they attempt the exercise.

Basic Excel 2000-2003 will help teachers and parents to give pupils a head start in spreadsheets as required by the National Curriculum at Key Stages 2 and 3 using Excel 2000, 2002 (XP) or 2003.

Basic Word 2000-2003 will help teachers and parents to give children a head start in word processing as required by the National Curriculum at Key Stages 2 and 3 using Microsoft Word 2000, 2002 (XP) and 2003. This book is suitable for whole class, group and individual teaching. It is divided into a series of lessons that gradually introduce the fundamentals of word processing using Microsoft Word 2000, 2002 (XP) and 2003. Technical vocabulary is gradually introduced to enable ease of communication. Each chapter is carefully designed to clearly show pupils how to perform various tasks that they can follow at their own pace with minimal teacher assistance. Ideal for children aged 8-13 and a useful introduction to new ICT teachers.

This series is designed to teach essential skills in a range of software products and is suitable for Year 9 and upwards. This book assumes some basic knowledge of the software and takes the student up to the level required for practical work on a range of examinations, including GCSE.

Basic PowerPoint has been completely updated for Office 2003 (Windows XP) and features a brand new presentation designed to appeal to all students. This book is suitable for whole class, group and individual teaching. It is divided into a series of lessons that gradually introduce the fundamentals of presentation graphics using Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. It explains all the common PowerPoint features as well as introducing Action Buttons and the Slide Master to create an interactive presentation. The book is suitable for all years up to GCSE. Topics include: The Basics Editing a Show Applying Designs Adding Objects Special Effects Action Buttons Slide Master

Step-by-step guides to basic ICT skills for 7-14 year olds