Microsoft Access Version 2002 Step by Step

Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to use the data management power in Microsoft® Access Version 2002. With STEP BY STEP, you can take just the lessons you need or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!

• Master the tools for building a database that makes information easier to find and use
• Link to data from other Microsoft Office applications, HTML and XML files, and other databases
• Use forms, filters, queries, and reports to capture and analyze data
• Learn ways to prevent data corruption and unauthorized access
• Share your data with colleagues and customers through interactive Web pages
• Prepare for the Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOS) exam

This book is approved courseware for the Microsoft Office Specialist Program. Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/​officespecialist/default.mspx

Quickly teach yourself how to use the data management power in Access Version 2002. This easy-to-follow book features step-by-step lessons in full color, plus practice files on CD-ROM.

Quickly teach yourself how to use the data management power in Access Version 2002. This easy-to-follow book features step-by-step lessons in full color, plus practice files on CD-ROM.

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