Alison Barrows & Joseph C. Stockman 
Access 2013 All-in-One For Dummies 

Get started with the new Access 2013 with this impressive
all-in-one reference!

Microsoft Access allows you to store, organize, view, analyze,
and share data; the new release enables you to build even more
powerful, custom database solutions that integrate with the web and
enterprise data sources. This compilation of nine indispensible
minibooks is exactly what you need to get up to speed on the latest
changes to Access. This easy-to-understand resource provides both
new and experienced Access users with invaluable advice for
connecting Access to SQL Server, manipulating data locally, getting
up to speed on the latest features of Access 2013, creating queries
and macros, and much more. From the basics to advanced functions,
this book is what you need to make Access more accessible.

* Shows you how to store, organize, view, analyze, and share data
using Access 2013

* Includes nine minibooks that cover such topics as database
design, tables, queries, forms, reports, macros, database
administration, securing data, programming with Visual Basic for
Applications (VBA), and using Access with the web

* Helps you build database solutions that integrate with the web
and other enterprise data solutions

* Offers plenty of techniques, tips, and tricks to help you get
the most out of Access

This all-in-one guide offers you access to all things Access
2013!

Table of Content

Introduction 1

Book I: Getting Started with Access 2013 7

Chapter 1: Introducing Access 2013 9

Chapter 2: Getting Started, Getting Around 17

Chapter 3: Designing Your Database the Relational Way 37

Book II: Tables for Storing Your Data 65

Chapter 1: Creating and Modifying Tables 67

Chapter 2: Refi ning Your Table in Design View 105

Chapter 3: Sorting, Finding, and Filtering Data in a Datasheet
121

Chapter 4: Importing and Exporting Data 137

Chapter 5: Avoiding ‘Garbage In, Garbage Out’
157

Chapter 6: Relating Your Tables and Protecting Your Data 175

Book III: Queries (Or Getting Information from Your
Data) 187

Chapter 1: Creating Select Queries 189

Chapter 2: Letting Queries Do the Math 221

Chapter 3: Doing Neat Things with Action Queries and Query
Wizards 255

Chapter 4: Viewing Your Data from All Angles Using Crosstabs
277

Book IV: Forms for Editing Data 287

Chapter 1: Designing Custom Forms (and Reports) 289

Chapter 2: Jazzing Up Your Forms (and Reports) 313

Chapter 3: Creating Smarter Forms 339

Chapter 4: Doing Calculations in Forms and Subforms (and
Reports) 365

Book V: Reporting in Words and Pictures 385

Chapter 1: Creating and Spiffing Up Reports 387

Chapter 2: Printing Beautiful Reports 415

Chapter 3: Creating Charts and Graphs from Your Data 435

Book VI: Automation with Macros 457

Chapter 1: Making Macros Do the Work 459

Chapter 2: Making Macros Smarter 477

Book VII: Database Administration 497

Chapter 1: Database Housekeeping 499

Chapter 2: Sharing the Fun: Managing Multiuser Access 511

Chapter 3: Securing Your Data 523

Book VIII: Programming in VBA 535

Chapter 1: What the Heck Is VBA? 537

Chapter 2: Writing Code 557

Chapter 3: Writing Smarter Code 581

Chapter 4: Controlling Forms with VBA 605

Chapter 5: Using SQL and Recordsets 629

Chapter 6: Debugging Your Code 641

Book IX: Going Beyond Access 651

Chapter 1: Automation with Other Office Programs 653

Chapter 2: Using Access As a Front End to SQL Server 671

Chapter 3: Using Access with Share Point 685

Appendix: Installing Microsoft Access 709

Index 717

About the author

Alison Barrows is the author or coauthor of several books about Access, Windows, and the Internet. Joseph Stockman is an 18-year software designer who has authored or coauthored five Access programming books. Allen Taylor is a 30-year veteran of the computer industry and the author of over 20 books.