Access® 2010 Bible

Part III. More-Advanced Access Techniques

IN THIS PART

• Chapter 16

  Working with External Data

• Chapter 17

  Importing and Exporting Data

• Chapter 18

  Advanced Access Query Techniques

• Chapter 19

  Advanced Access Form Techniques

• Chapter 20

  Advanced Access Report Techniques

• Chapter 21

  Building Multiuser Applications

• Chapter 22

  Integrating Access with Other Applications

• Chapter 23

  Handling Errors and Exceptions

Microsoft Access is a very sophisticated database-development system. Although many casual Access developers never move beyond building simple forms and reports, you can do much more with Microsoft Access if you know how. The chapters in this part cover many, but not all, of the capabilities possible with Microsoft Access. The topics in these chapters range from creating advanced queries and integrating Access with other applications, to controlling the user interface and manipulating data with the VBA programming language.

This section of this book contains many examples that show how to use these techniques in Microsoft Access applications. You'll make good use of this book's CD as you work through the examples presented in these chapters.

This part also includes a chapter on multiuser database development. As you'll soon see, there are considerations in multiuser applications that never arise in single-user environments. You'll have to keep these principles and concerns in mind as you work on applications destined for multiuser environments to ensure that your applications don't confuse users or cause ...