Access® 2010 Bible

Acknowledfments

When I first saw Access in July 1992, I was instantly sold on this new-generation database management and access tool. I've spent the last 15 years using Access virtually every day. In fact, I eat, breathe, live, and sleep Access!

The fact that it's possible to earn a living working principally with a single product is a tribute to the Microsoft Access designers. This product has changed the productivity of corporations and private citizens of the world. More people use this product to run their businesses, manage their affairs, track the most important things in their lives, and manage data in their work and play than any other product ever written. It is a privilege to be part of this worldwide community.

The Microsoft Office Access 2010 Bible has been completely rewritten for Access 2010, with many new examples and more in-depth coverage. I've covered every new feature I could think of for the beginning and intermediate users and especially enhanced the programming section. Over 500,000 copies of Access Bibles have been sold for all versions of Microsoft Access; for this, I thank all those loyal readers.

My first acknowledgment is to all the users of Access who have profited and benefited beyond everyone's wildest dreams.

There are many people who assisted me in writing this book; I'd like to recognize each of them.

To Katie Mohr, Jodi Jensen, Tiffany Ma, and the editorial and administrative staff at Wiley. Thanks for the opportunity to work on this book!

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