Whether you are a student, teacher, office worker, business owner, or self-learner, this book will help you build a solid foundation in Microsoft Access through clear explanations, step-by-step instructions, worked examples, and hands-on projects.
Starting from the basics, you will learn how to design databases, organize information, create queries, build professional forms and reports, and automate common database tasks. Every chapter includes practical activities to reinforce your learning, making it easy to gain confidence as you progress.
Inside this book, you will learn how to:
- Create and manage Microsoft Access databases
- Design tables using appropriate data types
- Define primary keys and build relationships
- Create and use Select Queries
- Apply query criteria to filter records
- Design professional forms and reports
- Use validation rules and validation text
- Create calculated fields and expressions
- Perform calculations using queries
- Work with the IIf() function and nested IIf() functions
- Use date functions such as Date(), DateDiff(), DateAdd(), Year(), Month(), and Day()
- Create Update, Append, Make Table, and Delete queries
- Import and export data between Access and Excel
- Print and export reports as PDF files