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Access 2000 for Windows for Dummies
by John Kaufeld
Product Group: Book
Publisher: For Dummies (1999-05-21)
ISBN: 0764504444
EAN: 9780764504440
UPC: 785555504448
Dewey Decimal #: 005.7565
Binding/Media: Paperback - 408 pages
Edition: Updated
SKU: 102309-0198
Condition: New
Comments: 0764504444 New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Being a normal human being, you probably have work to do. In fact, you may have lots of work piled precariously around your office or even stretching onto the Internet. Someone, possibly your boss, suggested that Access 2000 may help you get more done in less time, eliminate the piles, and generally make the safety inspector happy. But if you’re confused instead of organized, befuddled instead of productive, or just completely lost on the whole database thing, Access 2000 For Windows For Dummies is the book for you. You don't need to be a nerd to get the most out of Access 2000 For Windows For Dummies. If you know the basics of Windows 95, 98, or NT (whichever one you use) and have a desire to work with databases, you're ready to go. Everything you need to know is right here, just waiting for you to read it. Each part of Access 2000 For Windows For Dummies covers a general topic of Access 2000. Right off the bat, this book answers the lyrical question “It’s a data-what?” By starting with an overview of both database concepts in general and Access 2000 in particular, this book provides the information you need to make sense of the whole database concept. You'll also gain insight into - Solving problems with Access 2000
- Designing, building, using, changing, and generally coexisting in the same room with Access 2000 tables
- Using the Access 200 queries to unearth the answers you know are hiding somewhere in your data
- Committing your database to paper
- Doing stuff faster and seeking assistance from the wizards. You'll even venture into a bit of programming
Now nothing’s left to hold you back from the wonders of Access 2000. Cleave tightly to Access 2000 For Windows For Dummies, consign the Microsoft manuals to a suitable dark hole, and dive into Access 2000. Bon Voyage!
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Customer Reviews
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Not enough info...
Rating  (3)
Date: 2006-08-29
I bought this book about a couple of months ago and I need an easier way to do my reports and faster. They did not show anything until I went online and found "parameters", did not have anything about "parameters", in the book. Book is good for basic use.
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This Book Is An Absolute Waste Of Time To Read!!!
Rating  (1)
Date: 2002-12-11
19 out of 24 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book will give you boring definitions, but it doesn't really go into anything why I needed to learn how to do. There are way to many "Ask someone who is computer literate to help you with this." There was one explanation that said the topic is too difficult to explain and I should trade some "homemade cookies" to someone that will show me how to fix the problem. I'm not kidding look it up for yourself if you don't believe me. I don't know what audience this book is for but it seems to me that it was written for computer illerate people that will not get any answers anyway. Its more like "This stuff is too tough for you to learn, tell you what go have a cookie." I like to tell the author to go do something else...
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Not worth it
Rating  (2)
Date: 2002-05-08
33 out of 36 customers found this reveiw helpful
...My user level: beginner to intermediate (I already know how to build basic tables, forms, queries, trying to step up into the world of more complex relationships, reports, etc). I was pretty disappointed with this book: cut out the "for dummies" fluff and what's left are simple instructions on how to use the built in wizards. When I looked for example, for information on form controls in the index, I found they weren't even referenced. The front cover "cheat sheet" is just a listing of telephone and online tech support phone numbers (which you will end up shelling out $$ to call) and web addresses.Kaufeld spends way too much time trying to make jokiness look like friendly instruction. Then, in place of real instruction, he constantly tells users to go get help from their company tech guy/gal. Wait a minute - I thought I bought this book so I could learn on my own! Apparently, he didn't envision Access users who work outside of a large corporation with an IT department.
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Wonderful Introductory Book
Rating  (5)
Date: 2002-03-08
18 out of 18 customers found this reveiw helpful
I am completely new to Access 2000 and this book was just what I needed. It was both a good read (yes, I read it cover to cover) and informative. I had tryed other, more advanced Access books, but discovered that I was not yet at a level to fully understand them. I needed the basic level that "... For Dummies" books provide. Although the author covers how to use the Wizards, which are for the most part self-explanitory, he also delves into how to do everything from tables to queries to reports in design view. I'm a do-it-myselfer, so I prefer design view, but needed a book that would step me though the process. It is well organized and I plan on buying Access 2002 (XP) for Windows for Dummies when it hits the shelves so I can get a consise look at the new features and how to use them. If you're a Douglas Adams fan (especially Hitch hiker's Guide to the Galaxy), you'll like the title of Part III and the quips that are spattered throughout that section. Happy reading and good luck learning your way through a new program!
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even dummies want access....
Rating (1)
Date: 2002-01-29
20 out of 22 customers found this reveiw helpful
Up until now, I had never felt like a dummy for buying a "-for dummies" book. Up until now. Among the insipid and mildly insulting jokes I found just enough in this book to figure out what I already knew or could develop on my own using Access' own wizard. The chapters aren't especially helpful; for example, the section on creating forms leaves so much unexplored in this lovely database. In this book, if you come up against an interesting problem, well, you're supposed to find your company's IT nerd and beg. Perhaps that's it: if I make enough to buy the book, reward me as I have rewarded you, Kaufeld. There is a difference between being a dummy and being an innocent. Ah, well, fortunately, I discovered Anderson's "Complete Access Reference" the next week and got a great used copy on Amazon....
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