Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Access 2007
Published on 4. May 2007
Book
Mixed media product
1488 pages
978-0-7897-3597-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers users comprehensive information on using the new version of Access. Not only updated for the latest version, new chapters have been added on application automation with Access macros and collaboration with Microsoft SharePoint Team Server, both of which are hot topics. All chapters are updated for the transition from Jet to the new Access database engine. Detailed, step-by-step instructions with icons guide new readers through Access through table design, data addition, importing data from external sources, query design and execution, and designing data entry forms and printed reports. Additional chapters on advanced form and report design emphasize data-entry efficiency and presentation clarity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 64 mm
Weight
2300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7897-3597-3 (9780789735973)
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Person
Roger Jennings is an author and consultant specializing in Windows database applications.
He was a technical beta tester for all nine editions of Microsoft Access, SQL Server
6.5, 7.0, 2000, and 2005, every release of Visual Basic since version 2.0, as well as Windows
3.1 and all subsequent Microsoft Windows operating systems. He also was one of the
founding members of Microsoft's former Access Insiders group.
Roger's books have more than 1.25 million English copies in print and have been translated
into more than 20 languages. He is the author of Que's Special Edition Using Microsoft
Access titles for Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 95, 97 (first and second editions), 2000, 2002,
and 2003, and Platinum Edition Using Access 97. He also wrote Que's Special Edition Using
Windows NT Server 4, Special Edition Using Windows 2000 Server, Unveiling Windows 95,
Access Hot Tips, and Discover Windows 3.1 Multimedia. For Pearson Education's Sams
imprint, he has written two editions of Access Developer's Guide and three editions of
Database Developers Guide with Visual Basic. Additionally, he was the series editor for the
Roger Jennings' Database Workshop titles.
Roger is a contributing editor for the Redmond Media Group's Visual Studio Magazine and
a columnist for the group's .NETInsight newsletter. Roger co-authored with Microsoft's
Greg Nelson "A Client/Server Application: From Concept to Reality," a Tech*Ed presentation
and white paper on Access 2.0 that was featured in the Microsoft Developer Network
News. An Access 2007 version of the application described in the white paper is located in
the \SEUA12\Chaptr15 folder of the accompanying CD-ROM.
Roger has more than 25 years of computer-related experience, beginning with his work on
the Wang 700 desktop calculator/computer. He is a principal of OakLeaf Systems, a
Northern California software consulting firm, and is the author of the OakLeaf Systems
blog (http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com). His OakLeaf U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) XML Web services demonstration project won the 2001 Microsoft .NET Best
Award for horizontal solutions. You can contact Roger at
Roger_Jennings@compuserve.com.
He was a technical beta tester for all nine editions of Microsoft Access, SQL Server
6.5, 7.0, 2000, and 2005, every release of Visual Basic since version 2.0, as well as Windows
3.1 and all subsequent Microsoft Windows operating systems. He also was one of the
founding members of Microsoft's former Access Insiders group.
Roger's books have more than 1.25 million English copies in print and have been translated
into more than 20 languages. He is the author of Que's Special Edition Using Microsoft
Access titles for Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 95, 97 (first and second editions), 2000, 2002,
and 2003, and Platinum Edition Using Access 97. He also wrote Que's Special Edition Using
Windows NT Server 4, Special Edition Using Windows 2000 Server, Unveiling Windows 95,
Access Hot Tips, and Discover Windows 3.1 Multimedia. For Pearson Education's Sams
imprint, he has written two editions of Access Developer's Guide and three editions of
Database Developers Guide with Visual Basic. Additionally, he was the series editor for the
Roger Jennings' Database Workshop titles.
Roger is a contributing editor for the Redmond Media Group's Visual Studio Magazine and
a columnist for the group's .NETInsight newsletter. Roger co-authored with Microsoft's
Greg Nelson "A Client/Server Application: From Concept to Reality," a Tech*Ed presentation
and white paper on Access 2.0 that was featured in the Microsoft Developer Network
News. An Access 2007 version of the application described in the white paper is located in
the \SEUA12\Chaptr15 folder of the accompanying CD-ROM.
Roger has more than 25 years of computer-related experience, beginning with his work on
the Wang 700 desktop calculator/computer. He is a principal of OakLeaf Systems, a
Northern California software consulting firm, and is the author of the OakLeaf Systems
blog (http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com). His OakLeaf U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) XML Web services demonstration project won the 2001 Microsoft .NET Best
Award for horizontal solutions. You can contact Roger at
Roger_Jennings@compuserve.com.
Content
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Introduction
I Getting Acquainted with Access 2007
1 Access 2007 for Access 200x Users: What's New . . . .19
2 Building Simple Tracking Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
3 Navigating the New Access User Interface . . . . . . . . . .115
II Learning the Fundamentals of Access
Databases
4 Exploring Relational Database Theory and Practice . . .175
5 Working with Access Databases and Tables . . . . . . . . .201
6 Entering, Editing, and Validating Access Table Data . . .265
7 Sorting, Finding, and Filtering Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
8 Linking, Importing, and Exporting Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
III Transforming Data with Queries and
PivotTables
9 Designing Queries for Access Databases . . . . . . . . . . . .377
10 Understanding Access Operators and Expressions . . . .411
11 Creating Multitable and Crosstab Queries . . . . . . . . . . .449
12 Working with PivotTable and PivotChart Views . . . . .521
13 Creating and Updating Access Tables with Action
Queries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .549
IV Designing Forms and Reports
14 Creating and Using Basic Access Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . .581
15 Designing Custom Multitable Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .625
16 Working with Simple Reports and Mailing Labels . . . . .699
17 Preparing Advanced Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .745
18 Adding Graphs, PivotCharts, and PivotTables . . . . . . .769
V Moving to Networked Multiuser Applications
19 Linking Access Front Ends to Access and
Client/Server Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .811
20 Exploring Access Data Projects and SQL
Server 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .867
21 Moving from Access Queries to Transact-SQL . . . . . . .913
22 Upsizing Access Applications to Access Data
Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .947
VI Collaborating with Access Data
23 Importing and Exporting Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1005
24 Integrating with XML and InfoPath 2007 . . . . . . . . . .1055
25 Collaborating with Windows SharePoint Services . . .1091
VII Programming and Converting Access
Applications
26 Automating Access Applications with Macros 2007 . .1147
27 Learning Visual Basic for Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1171
28 Handling Events with VBA and Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . .1211
29 Programming Combo and List Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1249
30 Understanding Data Access Objects, OLE DB,
and ADO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1279
31 Upgrading 200X Applications to Access 2007 . . . . .1333
VIII Appendix
A Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1357
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1397
Introduction
I Getting Acquainted with Access 2007
1 Access 2007 for Access 200x Users: What's New . . . .19
2 Building Simple Tracking Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
3 Navigating the New Access User Interface . . . . . . . . . .115
II Learning the Fundamentals of Access
Databases
4 Exploring Relational Database Theory and Practice . . .175
5 Working with Access Databases and Tables . . . . . . . . .201
6 Entering, Editing, and Validating Access Table Data . . .265
7 Sorting, Finding, and Filtering Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
8 Linking, Importing, and Exporting Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
III Transforming Data with Queries and
PivotTables
9 Designing Queries for Access Databases . . . . . . . . . . . .377
10 Understanding Access Operators and Expressions . . . .411
11 Creating Multitable and Crosstab Queries . . . . . . . . . . .449
12 Working with PivotTable and PivotChart Views . . . . .521
13 Creating and Updating Access Tables with Action
Queries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .549
IV Designing Forms and Reports
14 Creating and Using Basic Access Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . .581
15 Designing Custom Multitable Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .625
16 Working with Simple Reports and Mailing Labels . . . . .699
17 Preparing Advanced Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .745
18 Adding Graphs, PivotCharts, and PivotTables . . . . . . .769
V Moving to Networked Multiuser Applications
19 Linking Access Front Ends to Access and
Client/Server Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .811
20 Exploring Access Data Projects and SQL
Server 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .867
21 Moving from Access Queries to Transact-SQL . . . . . . .913
22 Upsizing Access Applications to Access Data
Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .947
VI Collaborating with Access Data
23 Importing and Exporting Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1005
24 Integrating with XML and InfoPath 2007 . . . . . . . . . .1055
25 Collaborating with Windows SharePoint Services . . .1091
VII Programming and Converting Access
Applications
26 Automating Access Applications with Macros 2007 . .1147
27 Learning Visual Basic for Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1171
28 Handling Events with VBA and Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . .1211
29 Programming Combo and List Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1249
30 Understanding Data Access Objects, OLE DB,
and ADO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1279
31 Upgrading 200X Applications to Access 2007 . . . . .1333
VIII Appendix
A Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1357
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1397