Introduction

Welcome to Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Office Access 2003 in 24 Hours! This book is composed of 24 one-hour lessons designed to teach you the basics of working with the very powerful database product Access.

This book is divided into five parts. Part I is “Introduction to Relational Databases and Access 2003.” As its name implies, this part is an overview to both relational databases and Access. In this part you'll learn the types of tasks you can perform in Access. You'll also get a preview of Microsoft Access, and of the various database components.

The hours in Part II, “Working with Existing Databases and Objects,” are designed to provide you with all the skills necessary to work with existing databases, tables, queries, forms, ...

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