The Unofficial Guide To Microsoft Office Access 2007

The inside scoop...for when you want more than the official line! Microsoft Access 2007 may be a major new update, but to use it with confidence, you'll need to know its quirks and shortcuts. Find out what the manual doesn't always tell you in this insider's guide to using Access 2007 in the real world. What's the best way to use the new features? What are "intelligent" forms? From setting up tables to encrypting databases, first get the official way, then the best way from an expert. Unbiased coverage of how to get the most out of Access, from using the Quick Launch Toolbar and Office Button to building a database from scratch Savvy, real-world advice on everything from using form views, PivotTables, and PivotCharts to writing questions in the form of a query Time-saving techniques and practical guidance on creating smart macros, collaborating with others using SharePoint(r), and adding pizzazz to reports Tips and hacks that help you work around Access quirks, avoid pitfalls, and increase your productivity Sidebars and tables on sorting rules for special characters, predefined sizes for number data types, and more

This book provides the inside scoop ... for when you want more than the official line! Microsoft Access 2007 may be a major new update, but to use it with confidence, you'll need to know its quirks and shortcuts. Find out what the manual doesn't always tell you in this insider's guide to using Access 2007 in the real world. What's the best way to use the new features? What are "intelligent" forms? From setting up tables to encrypting databases, first get the official way, then the best way from an expert. This book provides unbiased coverage of how to get the most out of Access, from using the Quick Launch Toolbar and Office Button to building a database from scratch. It contains savvy, real world advice on everything from using form views, PivotTables, and PivotCharts to writing questions in the form of a query. It includes time saving techniques and practical guidance on creating smart macros, collaborating with others using SharePoint[registered], and adding pizzazz to reports. It provides tips and hacks that help you work around Access quirks, avoid pitfalls, and increase your productivity. It features sidebars and tables on sorting rules for special characters, predefined sizes for number data types, and more. Watch for these graphic icons in every chapter to guide you to specific practical information. Bright Ideas are smart innovations that will save you time or hassle. Hacks are insider tips and shortcuts that increase productivity. When you see Watch Out! heed the cautions or warnings to help you avoid commonpitfalls. And finally, check out Inside Scoops for practical insights from the author. It's like having your own expert at your side!

In this book, Microsoft Program Manager Zac Woodall shows developers and IT pros how to use the new template architecture in Access 2007 to deliver rich data-centric tracking applications. He explains what Access templates are, how they are used, and how to create them. His discussion of template design and customization includes details that every template designer should know, such as design guidelines, best practices, and advice for overcoming technical hurdles. Advanced topics include personalization,designing for SharePoint, template security, enterprise deployment, and a detailed breakdown of the template (.accdt) file format. In only 256 pages, this book helps the reader to: Design Access 2007 Templates Build Enterprise Templates for Access 2007 Implement Secure Access 2007 Templates This book comes with a bonus chapter "Customizing the Field Templates Task Pane" and five bonus sample templates, which readers can use in their own projects (Access Add-In, Access Ribbon XML, Contacts Modified, Table Creator, and Template Maker). These valuable bonus materials are available as a web site download.

The inside scoop...for when you want more than the official line! Microsoft Office Excel 2007 may be just what you need to crunch numbers, but to use it with confidence, you'll need to know its quirks and shortcuts. Find out what the manual doesn't always tell you in this insider's guide to using Excel in the real world. What are the secrets of pro users? Are there shortcuts for repetitive tasks? From writing formulas to using charts, first get the official way, then the best way from two experts. Unbiased coverage of how to get the most out of Excel 2007, from creating workbooks and writing formulas to comparing data Savvy, real-world advice to help you set up, enter, format, and organize your data Time-saving techniques and practical guidance on creating custom macros with VBA and using PivotTables and PivotCharts Tips and hacks with practical ways to save time, avoid pitfalls, and increase your output Sidebars, tables, and illustrations featuring toolbar buttons and more ways to be productive in Excel Watch for these graphic icons in every chapter to guide you to specific practicalinformation. Bright Ideas are smart innovations that will save you time or hassle. Hacks are insider tips and shortcuts that increase productivity. When you see Watch Out! heed the cautions or warnings to help you avoid commonpitfalls. And finally, check out Inside Scoops for practical insights from the author. It's like having your own expert at your side!

The Unofficial Guide to Microsoft Office 2007 answers the questions users need most and gives reader s insider guidance and valuable tips on how to exploit the capabilities of Office. They ll find savvy advice on everything from simple tasks like working with the new UI to understanding and maximizing the new Open XML and collaboration tools available in Office 2007 and how they can expedite repetitive or common tasks. This comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide reveals what other sources won t and presents unbiased recommendations to help users get the most out of Office. This book begins with the basics and takes users through all the robust features and applications in Office 2007. Aimed primarily at those users looking for more than the conventional wisdom on to how to get the best out of Office in the most efficient way, The Unofficial Guides are the answers they are seeking.Part I Learning Common Office TasksPart II Creating Documents with WordPart III Crunching Numbers with ExcelPart IV Communicating with OutlookPart V Building Presentations with PowerPointPart VI Managing Data with AccessPart VII Finishing Your Site and BeyondPart VIII Appendixes

This book focuses on the three technologies that need mastering to get the most out of Access: forms, reports and queries. It is packed full of real-world examples and techniques to help the reader learn and understand the importance of each section.

Learn how to tap the full potential of Access 2007 Transfer Access data seamlessly between Microsoft Office applications—and that's just for starters. In this all-new, comprehensive guide by well-known Access expert Helen Feddema, you’ll learn to write Visual Basic code that automates Access database tasks, creates standalone scripts, extracts and merges data, and allows you to put together powerful solutions. Whether you’re a beginner or a power user, this is the book you need to succeed with Access 2007.

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something - and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up, and you will find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 170 Access 2007 tasks. Each task-based spread includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including * Navigating the new interface * Using templates to create databases * Entering and editing data * Working with tables and fields * Creating simple or summary queries * Linking to Excel(r) worksheets * Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks * Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task * Succinct explanations walk you through step by step * Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

An overview of the latest version of the word processing application describes the new features and capabilities of Word 2007 and furnishes guidance and tips on how to work with data to set up complicated macros, integrating graphics and tables, and working with collaboration tools.

This practical guide to Microsoft Office Access 2007 was designed so that you can easily find all the functions needed for working with this relational database management program. It includes a description of the Access environment, and teaches you how to create a database and manage its objects, create and link tables, create forms and reports and manage their controls, manage records by using datasheets and forms (entering, editing, sorting and filtering data), select and delete records using queries, create pivot tables, create charts using data or pivot charts, and create macros, among others.