Access Essentials

Microsoft Access is the perfect tool for when you need to combine different sets of information and generate summary reports from that information. It can also be an excellent choice for when you need to deal with large text entries that don't display well in Microsoft Excel. This book is written for those who are used to using Microsoft Excel but need that little bit more that Excel can't offer. It will walk you through the basics of working in Microsoft Access with a focus on creating data tables and basic queries. If you've always wanted to learn Access and weren't quite sure how to get started, this is the book for you. This book was written using Access 2013, but should work for Access 2007 onward.

Intermediate Access picks up where Access for Beginners left off. This time the focus is on more advanced query types, like union queries and crosstab queries, as well as how to add default values and validation rules to tables. And then the rest of the book focuses is on forms and reports and how to generate, customize, and format them. By the time you finish Intermediate Access you should be able to work comfortably in Access on a daily basis. If you've always wanted to learn Access and were a little intimidated, this is the series for you.