Microsoft Access 2010 Plain Simple Plain Simple

I bought and read through this book while learning about Access 2010. While the book was fair priced and offered very clear images and popular questions with detailed steps. I think this book would be a great on the book shelf to keep near you when working on Access or just wanting to know what features are available on Access. The only problem I have is that the book while showing steps how to complete a step, does not include all of the details. For example, there is a step that asked to add a database or enter in a value, but the step is described as "enter a value" instead of "enter in a numerical value". I know it's nit picking but as I was reading through the steps I was reading felt very vague, as if I was reading a manual written by a expert Access person who didn't want to take the time explaining each step. I should note that I have read 3 of Microsoft's "Step by Step" and "Build a program now" series mostly for programming languages but this is my first "Plain & Simple" book. I was looking for a quick intro to Access 2010 and features but following along with the steps were not as clear as I expected. I found that from Microsoft's site there are more tutorials available on Access as well as a "Step by Step" series to run through these on a greater detail.

Get the guide that makes learning Microsoft Access 2010 plain and simple! This full color, no-nonsense book shows you the quickest ways to build a database and sort information, using easy-to-follow steps and concise, straightforward language. You'll learn how out-of-the-box templates and reusable components make Access 2010 a fast and simple database solution.

Here's WHAT you'll learn:

• Design and build your own database quickly
• Use Access forms to collect information with ease
• Create and modify tables to organize your data
• Store files such as documents and images
• Exchange data with other databases and documents
• Bring your data alive with colorful reports

Here's HOW you'll learn it:

• Jump in whenever you need answers
• Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do
• Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts
• Quick TRY THIS! exercises help apply what you learn right away

Get the guide that makes learning Microsoft Access 2010 plain and simple! This full color, no-nonsense book shows you the quickest ways to build a database and sort information, using easy-to-follow steps and concise, straightforward language. You'll learn how out-of-the-box templates and reusable components make Access 2010 a fast and simple database solution. Here's WHAT you'll learn: Design and build your own database quickly Use Access forms to collect information with ease Create and modify tables to organize your data Store files such as documents and images Exchange data with other databases and documents Bring your data alive with colorful reports Here's HOW you'll learn it: Jump in whenever you need answers Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts Quick TRY THIS! exercises help apply what you learn right away Utilizes numbered steps to explore the updated features of Access 2010, while reviewing database fundamentals--including how to create databases, filter data, run queries, and generate forms--and explaining how to optimize integration with other Office applications, publish documents to the Web, and work with PivotTables "With this full color, no-nonsense guide, you'll learn the quickest ways to solve a problem or learn a skill with Microsoft Access 2010. Easy-to-follow steps and concise, straightforward language make learning plain and simple!"--Resource description page