Microsoft Access 97 Exam Prep - Softcover

Reding, Elizabeth Eisner; Friedrichsen, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576102319 ISBN 13: 9781576102312

Publisher: Coriolis Group, 1997

Synopsis

Accompanied by a CD-ROM, this valuable resource provides all the necessary information for taking the Certified Microsoft Office User (CMOU) Access 97 exam, and furnishes professionals with techniques and interactive approaches for real-world situations, easy-to-follow lessons and projects, practice quizzes, and more. (Advanced)

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Review

The Microsoft Office User Specialist exam provides expert users of Microsoft Office with a way to distinguish themselves from the hordes of others who claim expertise in this top-selling productivity software package. You must understand Microsoft Access--one of the most feature-rich and potentially confusing parts of Office--in order to get the certification. This book helps you master the software one step at a time.

The big, airy pages of Exam Prep: Microsoft Access 97 center on full-color screen shots of Access 97 in action. The book is broken down into spreads, each of which covers a particular task or feature. A typical spread includes color screen shots with key interface elements labeled and a step-by-step procedure for accomplishing a particular task.

The tasks Reding and Friedrichsen cover range from the banal (starting Access via the Start menu) to the fairly exotic (building elaborate reports). In between, they cover data entry, form-building, database relations, and queries with Boolean operators. Although you may wish the authors paid more attention to Modules and other difficult, high-end Access features, the material here ought to be enough to get studious readers through the exam.

An excellent companion CD-ROM adds value to this book. Animations on the CD-ROM demonstrate procedures, which you can then practice in a "dummy" Access environment. Quizzes follow, with the option of submitting responses to an instructor via a network. One piece of advice: the software on the CD-ROM will not install under Windows NT.

About the Author

Elizabeth Eisner Reding (Gallup, NM) has authored more than 20 books specializing in Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint programs. She is the founder of Nerdsworth Computer Solutions, a company that produces computer training books.

Lisa Fredrichsen (Kansas City, MO) is a National Information Systems Curriculum Manager and Regional Academic Operations Manager for Keller Graduate School of Management, where she also teaches information systems courses to MBA candidates. She has authored numerous computer textbooks, including the Microsoft Access 97 Exam Prep, and manages a consulting firm.

About this edition

• Publisher: Coriolis Group
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1576102319
• ISBN 13: 9781576102312
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432