1. Storing Information in Tables

   1. Chapter 1 Creating Your First Database

      1. Understanding Access Databases
      2. Getting Started
      3. Saving and Opening Access Databases
      4. The Navigation Pane

   2. Chapter 2 Building Smarter Tables

      1. Understanding Data Types
      2. Design View
      3. Access Data Types
      4. The Primary Key
      5. Six Principles of Database Design

   3. Chapter 3 Mastering the Datasheet: Sorting, Searching, Filtering, and More

      1. Datasheet Customization
      2. Datasheet Navigation
      3. Advanced Editing
      4. Printing the Datasheet

   4. Chapter 4 Blocking Bad Data

      1. Data Integrity Basics
      2. Input Masks
      3. Validation Rules
      4. Lookups

   5. Chapter 5 Linking Tables with Relationships

      1. Relationship Basics
      2. Using a Relationship
      3. More Exotic Relationships
      4. Relationship Practice

2. Manipulating Data with Queries

   1. Chapter 6 Queries That Select Records

      1. Query Basics
      2. Creating Queries
      3. Queries and Related Tables

   2. Chapter 7 Essential Query Tricks

      1. Calculated Fields
      2. Query Functions
      3. Summarizing Data
      4. Query Parameters

   3. Chapter 8 Queries That Update Records

      1. Understanding Action Queries
      2. Update Queries
      3. Append Queries
      4. Delete Queries
      5. Tutorial: Flagging Out-of-Stock Orders

   4. Chapter 9 Analyzing Data with Crosstab Queries and Pivot Tables

      1. Understanding Crosstab Queries
      2. Creating Crosstab Queries
      3. Pivot Tables
      4. Pivot Charts

3. Printing Reports

   1. Chapter 10 Creating Reports

      1. Report Basics
      2. Printing, Previewing, and Exporting a Report
      3. Formatting a Report
      4. Filtering and Sorting a Report

   2. Chapter 11 Designing Advanced Reports

      1. Improving Reports in Design View
      2. The Report Wizard
      3. The Label Wizard
      4. Fine-Tuning Reports with Properties
      5. Expressions
      6. Grouping

4. Building a User Interface with Forms

   1. Chapter 12 Creating Simple Forms

      1. Form Basics
      2. Sorting and Filtering in a Form
      3. Creating Better Layouts
      4. The Form Wizard

   2. Chapter 13 Designing Advanced Forms

      1. Customizing Forms in Design View
      2. Taking Control of Controls
      3. Forms and Linked Tables

   3. Chapter 14 Building a Navigation System

      1. Mastering the Navigation Pane
      2. Building Forms with Navigation Smarts
      3. Linking to Related Data

5. Programming Access

   1. Chapter 15 Automating Tasks with Macros

      1. Macro Essentials
      2. Macros and Security
      3. Three Macro Recipes
      4. Managing Macros
      5. Connecting Macros to Forms
      6. Conditional Macros

   2. Chapter 16 Automating Tasks with Visual Basic

      1. The Visual Basic Editor
      2. Putting Code in a Form
      3. Understanding Objects
      4. Using Objects

   3. Chapter 17 Writing Smarter Code

      1. Exploring the VB Language
      2. Dealing with Trouble
      3. Deeper into Objects
      4. Using VB to Run a Better Business

6. Sharing Access with the Rest of the World

   1. Chapter 18 Sharing a Database with Multiple Users

      1. Opening Up Your Database to the World
      2. Preparing Your Database
      3. Playing Well with Others
      4. Data Corruption
      5. Securing Your Database

   2. Chapter 19 Importing and Exporting Data

      1. Case for Importing and Exporting
      2. Using the Clipboard
      3. Import and Export Operations
      4. Access and XML
      5. Collecting Info by Email

   3. Chapter 20 Connecting Access to SQL Server

      1. Should You Switch to SQL Server?
      2. Getting Started: SQL Server 2005 Express
      3. Creating a SQL Server Database
      4. Adding Objects to a SQL Server Database

   4. Chapter 21 Connecting Access to SharePoint

      1. Understanding SharePoint
      2. Setting Up SharePoint
      3. SharePoint and Access

7. Appendix

   1. Appendix A Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar

      1. The Quick Access Toolbar

1. Colophon

Sanders Kleinfeld was the production editor for Access 2007: The Missing Manual. Mary Brady and Marlowe Shaeffer provided quality control. Lucie Haskins wrote the index.

The cover of this book is based on a series design originally created by David Freedman and modified by Mike Kohnke, Karen Montgomery, and Fitch (www.fitch.com). Back cover design, dog illustration, and color selection by Fitch.

David Futato designed the interior layout, based on a series design by Phil Simpson. This book was converted by Abby Fox to FrameMaker 5.5.6. The text font is Adobe Minion; the heading font is Adobe Formata Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia FreeHand MX and Adobe Photoshop CS.