Product Description

Brace youself, because here comes QuickSteps: The fast, easy, accessible information on Access 2003 in a full-color cookbook-style format. Provides answers to all of your How-do-I questions in a concise and meaningful way. Lengthwise page layout allows for easy page viewing. Useful tips and cautions are displayed in the margins so that they don’t break the flow of the quick steps themselves.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #124163 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

From the Back Cover

Learn Instantly from Step-by-Step Graphics!

We know a picture is worth a thousand words--so we went heavy on pictures and light on words in this easy-to-use guide. Color screenshots and brief instructions show you how to use all the powerful Access features in no time. Follow along and learn to create and use databases, enter and retrieve data, present your information in forms and reports, and so much more. Each chapter’s “How to” list and color-coded tabs make it easy to flip straight to the tasks you need to do. Get the book that gets you started using Access right away.

In Each Chapter:

• Shortcuts for accomplishing common tasks
• Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
• Bonus information related to the topic being covered
• Errors and pitfalls to avoid
• Screenshots with callouts show and explain exactly what you’ll see on your computer screen while you’re doing a task

John Cronan has been writing and editing computer-related materials for more than 12 years and is the author of Microsoft Office Excel QuickSteps.

Virginia Andersen has written or contributed to more than 35 computer books, including Access 2003: The Complete Reference and How to Do Everything with Access 2003. She has more than 25 years of computer experience.

Brenda Bryant Anderson has spent more than 10 years training individuals on a wide range of Microsoft products. She is currently an instructor of beginner through advanced computer applications at the collegiate level.

About the Author
Series editors Martin and Carole Matthews each have more than thirty years of computing experience. They have written 57 U.S. editions of 32 titles, a number of which have been critically acclaimed. Among their more recent books are: Windows XP, A Beginner’s Guide; FrontPage 2002: The Complete Reference; Windows 2000, A Beginner’s Guide; Office 2000 Answers, Certified Tech Support; Windows 98 Companion; and Windows 98 Answers, Certified Tech Support.

Customer Reviews

Book review
The graphics in this book makes it easy to understand. Great for a beginner.

3/08/06 Review of Access Quick Steps documentation
I am very proficent at Excel and thought that Access would be somewhat similar. I was wrong, Access is proving to be a difficult learn for me. I have learned enough to know that Access is a better way but I am still struggling. I bought Video Professor CD and it was adequate but lacks the reference material that an average learner like myself needs. This book has helped me tremendously! I am currently on Chapter 5 (of 10) and it is beginning to come together. The book, I believe, is for beginners but will handle most issues right up to intermediate needs.

Not Much Depth
While Quicksteps covers the basics, I found it shallow, not well organized and a very weak index. If you are starting a database from scratch, it will work you through it, but it was not much help where I wanted to convert several databses to Access. Inexpensive, but worth it.