--For dummies.

"Covers Access 2021 & Office 365 version"--Cover

Includes index

"Become a database boss--and have fun doing it--with this accessible and easy-to-follow guide to Microsoft Access...Databases hold the key to organizing and accessing all your data in one convenient place. And you don't have to be a data science wizard to build, populate, and organize your own. With Microsoft Access For Dummies, you'll learn to use the latest version of Microsoft's Access software to power your database needs. Need to understand the essentials before diving in? Check out our Basic Training in Part 1 where we teach you how to navigate the Access workspace and explore the foundations of databases. Ready for more advanced tutorials? Skip right to the sections on Data Management, Queries, or Reporting where we walk you through Access's more sophisticated capabilities. Not sure if you have Access via Office 2021 or Office 365? No worries--this book covers Access now matter how you access it. The book also shows you how to: handle the most common problems that Access users encounter; import, export, and automatically edit data to populate your next database; and write powerful and accurate queries to find exactly what you're looking for, exactly when you need it. Microsoft Access For Dummies is the perfect resource for anyone expected to understand, use, or administer Access databases at the workplace, classroom, or any other data-driven destination." --

"Learning made easy"--Cover

"Build a database from the ground up ; get familiar with tricks to get answers from data ; build and format reports to tell your data story"--Cover

Basic training. Access basic training ; Navigating the Access workspace ; Database basics -- Getting it all on the table. Sounds like a plan ; Table tune-ups ; Remodeling your data ; Types, masks, and triggers -- Data management mania. A form for all reasons ; Importing and exporting data ; Automatically editing data ; Access and the web -- Power of questions. Finding, filtering, and sorting your data- fast ; I was just asking ... for answers ; I want these and those or them ; Number crunching with the total row ; Express yourself with formulas ; Take charge with action queries -- Simple and snazzy reporting. Fast and furious automatic reporting ; Professionally designed reports made easy ; Groups and page breaks, headers and footers ; Mailings to the masses -- Parts of tens. Ten common problems ; Ten uncommon tips -- Appendix A: getting help