Access™ 2007 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 Integrating Access with SharePoint

• Chapter 24 Using ActiveX Controls

• Chapter 25 Handling Errors and Exceptions

Microsoft Access is a very sophisticated database-development system. Although the majority of 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 section also contains 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 ...