Microsoft Office Access 2007: Complete Concepts and Techniques

Introduce your students to the new generation of Microsoft Office with the new generation of Shelly Cashman Series books! For the past three decades, the Shelly Cashman Series has effectively introduced computer skills to millions of students. With Access 2007, we're continuing our history of innovation by enhancing our proven pedagogy to reflect the learning styles of today's students. In Microsoft Access 2007: Complete Concepts and Techniques you'll find features that are specifically designed to engage students, improve retention, and prepare them for future success. Our trademark step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach now encourages students to expand their understanding of the Access 2007 software through experimentation, exploration, and planning ahead. Brand new end of chapter exercises prepare students to become more capable software users by requiring them to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to create real-life documents.

In Microsoft Access 2007: Complete Concepts and Techniques you'll find features that are specifically designed to improve retention, and prepare for future success. Our trademark step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach now encourages readers to expand their understanding of the Access 2007 software through experimentation, exploration, and planning ahead.

Gary B. Shelly wrote and published his first computer education textbook in 1969. More than twenty million copies of Shelly Cashman Series' textbooks have been sold. Gary and a talented group of contributing authors have produced books on computer programming, computer concepts, and application software that are the leading textbooks in the computer technology market today. Gary has hosted the annual Shelly Cashman Institute, a week-long training event focusing on the latest topics in technology, for the past 34 years.

Thomas J. Cashman received his education at California State University, Los Angeles. He established one of the first business data processing programs in the U.S. at Long Beach City College in California, where he taught and served as department head. In 1969, he began collaborating with now best-selling author, Gary Shelly.

Philip J. Pratt is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science at Grand Valley State University, where he taught for 33 years. His teaching interests include database management, systems analysis, complex analysis, and discrete mathematics. He has authored over 60 textbooks, including coauthoring three levels of Microsoft Office Access 2007 books for the Shelly Cashman Series.

Mary Z. Last is Chair of the Business Information Technology and Systems Department and Director of the Center for Effectiveness in Learning and Teaching at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. Last is a contributing author on the Shelly Cashman Series' Microsoft Office Access texts and coauthor of A GUIDE TO MYSQL. She also has authored instructor resource materials for a variety of texts.