Access 2007 Forms & Reports For Dummies
- 5h 36m
- Brian Underdahl, Darlene Underdahl
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2007
What good is all that data if you can't use it for something? Access 2007 offers some cool enhancements to the forms-and-reports function, and this guide helps you start using them pronto. It skips the jargon and gets you going with selective, targeted queries, forms that improve efficiency, reports that communicate, and more.
Discover how to
- Enter data using the Form Wizard
- View and edit form data
- Analyze data with a report
- Filter information with queries
- Create summary reports
- Share data with other applications
About the Authors
Brian Underdahl is the well-known, bestselling author of over 70 computer books on a broad range of subjects. He has appeared on a number of TV shows, including the Computer Chronicles, and several TechTV programs, and is the subject of an hour-long interview on the syndicated Computer Outlook radio program. One of his titles was recently recommended to viewers by Scott Gurvey, Bureau Chief, on the Nightly Business Report on PBS, and his books have won awards including an Award of Merit from the Northern California Technical Communications Competition and the Referenceware Excellence Award for best title in the Graphic Design and Multimedia category.
Brian has been involved in personal computers from their beginning and has a background in electrical engineering. His last “real” job was as a Senior Programmer/Analyst for a large company, where he worked hard to bring the power and freedom of PCs to the desktops.
Darlene Underdahl spent many years as a Quality Assurance expert. She is applying that “attention to detail” in the writing she does today. In addition to technical writing, she has written a memoir of her early years and is gathering notes for future projects. She works and lives with her husband, the best-selling author Brian Underdahl, in the mountains above Reno, Nevada.
In this Book
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Getting to Know Forms and Reports
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Getting Started with Queries
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Creating Simple Forms
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Building Basic Reports
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Creating Multi-Table Queries
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Modifying Data with Queries
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Expanding Queries with SQL
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Dealing with Quarrelsome Queries
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Building Better Forms by Using Controls
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Using Multiple Tables in Forms
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Fixing Form Faults
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Adding Fancy Touches to Reports
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Creating Reports That Summarize Data
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When Reports Go Wrong …
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Tricks for Finding Data with Queries
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Tricks for Updating with Queries
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Killer Ways to Improve Forms
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Expert Methods for Sharing Reports
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Making Reports Look Better
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Adding Efficiency with Great Tools
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Ten Great Access Sites Online
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Ten Things to Know about Queries (That Also Help You with Forms and Reports)
