With Microsoft Access, you can easily manage all your data: whether it's for your home media collection, for studying, for your own business, or for a club. This book shows you how to do it. No prior knowledge is required. You will learn how to model databases, how Access databases are developed, and how to easily customize databases to your needs using macros. You will test your knowledge with six comprehensive example databases from the fields of trade, crafts, media, and rental.

Contents:

Getting to know Access: using a ready-made database
Data modeling: designing your own database
Creating tables, queries, forms, and reports
Importing and exporting data
Customizing databases with macros
Tools for analysis and optimization.