Illustrated Course Guide: Microsoft Access 2010 Basic

Book Preface

This book is an ideal learning tool for a wide range of learners—the “rookies” will find the clean design easy to follow and focused with only essential information presented, and the “hotshots” will appreciate being able to move quickly through the lessons to find the information they need without reading a lot of text. The design also makes this a great reference after the course is over! See the illustration on the right to learn more about the pedagogical and design elements of a typical lesson.

What’s New In This Edition

• Fully Updated. Highlights the new features of Microsoft Access 2010 including the new Backstage view, new database templates, and enhanced datasheet formatting tools. A new appendix covers cloud computing concepts and using Microsoft Office Web Apps. Examples and exercises are updated throughout.

• Maps to SAM 2010. This book is designed to work with SAM (Skills Assessment Manager) 2010. SAM Assessment contains performance-based, hands-on SAM exams for each unit of this book, and SAM Training provides hands-on training for skills covered in the book. Some exercises are available in SAM Projects, which is auto-grading software that provides both learners and instructors with immediate, detailed feedback (SAM sold separately.) See page xii for more information on SAM.

Contents:

Preface

Office 10
Unit A: Getting Started with Microsoft Office 2010
Access 2010
Unit A: Getting Started with Access 2010
Unit B: Building and Using Queries
Unit C: Using Forms
Unit D: Using Reports
Unit E: Modifying the Database Structure
Web Apps
Appendix Web Apps: Working with Windows Live and Of fice Web Apps
Glossary
Index