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Access 2000: The Complete Reference

By: Virginia Andersen
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
ISBN: 0078825121
ISBN-13: 9780078825125
Released: 01 Apr 1999
RRP: £32.91
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Confusing book which is difficult to get round - By: louise@krupski.demon.co.uk, 08 Nov 2001
Access 2000 The Complete Reference is a confusing book which doesn't seem to know whether it is a reference book or teaching aid. It does neither well. I am quite an experienced user of Access but not particularly technical. I know what Access can do but found the book used so much technical jargon that it took me ages to find the section I wanted as I had to decipher the language before I was sure I had the right instructions. Why can't technical books start with questions to the reader which are written in plain English which then give you the language? For instance to a newcomer a "parameter query" is just jargon - better would be a question or statement saying what this is. It doesn't matter what level you are as a user - if you don't know what the language means you have no starting point. The examples are also confusing - Anderson uses them to explain how to do something rather than as an example - so if you don't use them you can't learn directly from her explanations. Her sections on Macros & Visual Basic are useless to the beginner. Don't buy this book if you are new to databases.
An excellent book with comprehensive coverage - By: , 23 Dec 1999
Starting with the end in mind, this book goes on to build the knowledge necessary to create & operate effective Microsoft Access 2000 dadtbases. The MOUS type tests are excellent for determining the level of understanding you should attain.