Dummies - Access Forms And Reports For Dummie

Introduction

Microsoft Access can be an incredibly useful application, but it can also be very frustrating if you don’t know how to make it do what you want it to do. In a perfect world, you’d have a guru around, 24/7 — someone who knows Access inside and out and is willing to guide you along the way, showing you handy little tricks and useful techniques that help you to get the results you need.

Well, I may not be there with you, but this book is the next best thing. I’ve gathered the really useful pieces of information that you need to create powerful queries, very easy-to-use forms, and reports that actually tell the story of what is going on inside your data. Along the way, I make sure to show you the special tricks and techniques that I use.

About This Book

Access Forms & Reports For Dummies is a hands-on guide that uses real-world examples to show you just what you need to know about Access and why you need to know it. You won’t find a bunch of buzzwords and jargon. Rather, you do find the solid information you really need and can’t find elsewhere about creating queries, forms, and reports. Yes, I do give you good, solid information about queries in addition to forms and reports because queries are an essential element that will help you create better forms and reports.

Access Forms & Reports For Dummies is also a reference that you can use as you like. If you have a specific problem you need to solve right now, you can jump directly to the related topic and skip around as much as you want. But if you really want to make Access work for you, I suggest that you read through the entire book because you will discover many things you don’t already know.

Finally, Access Forms & Reports For Dummies is for users of pretty much any version of Access from Access 97 onwards. The basics of queries, forms, and reports haven’t changed much, so you’ll find this book extremely helpful no matter which version of Access you use.