The Bottom Line
The title of the book says it all -- this is an excellent book for absolute beginners but won't take you very far into the learning process.
Pros
- Easy to follow instructions
- Lots of illustrations
Cons
- Only provides the basics
Description
- Provides lots of step-by-step processes to help you get started with Access.
- Generous use of figures helps keep you on the right track.
- Interspersed tips, notes and warnings provide helpful tidbits of information along the way.
Guide Review - Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Access 2002
After providing a quick overview of databases and Microsoft access, this book walks you through a number of tutorials including coverage of the following topics: Planning a Database, Building Tables, Creating Relationships, Retrieving Data with Queries, Using Data Entry Forms, Printing Information With Reports, Publishing Data on the Web, Customizing Tables, Customizing Forms, Automating Databases, amd Sharing Data.
The limitations of the book discussed above (namely its failure to delve into details) is a by-product of the book's intent. It's 320 pages comprise a relatively short (at least by technical book standards) volume that's designed to get you up and running with Access.
