Access 97 One Step at a Time [With Includes Interactive Tutorial & Sample Database...]

This book not only is easy to follow in the classroom, it also allows my students to learn at home or work. There isn't a better book right now if you want to start learning Access 97. It's great for beginners but there's enough material for intermediate users as well.

I am a controller (CPA) and my opinion is totally independent. I am very good at Excel but not in Access. The book shows me how to use Access to generate report with setting complex criteria which will take a lot of time to set filter if I use Excel. The CD Rom interactive program is very useful. I am sure as a beginner you will love this CD ROM very much. This is a very good investiment. In fact, I am on the net to search more of IDG MS related books.

Easily, one of the best computer books I have ever read. I found the accompanying CD, with interactive exercises, to be excellent.You won't learn everything you need to learn about Access in this book, but it's an excellent start.

I have purchased and begun to read many many computer books on MSOffice subjects. This book was the best on Access and I liked the way it was presented I loved the CD rom. I just sat and listened to the lessons each morning until I got it. All of the One Step At A Time books are the best. Now I am looking for more of the same with different DB and different issues addressed but in the same way. Short Sweet and To The Point. I also had need to call IDG books when I upgraded to Windows 98 and I had everyone of their books in my computer at the same time. They solved my problem immediately. If they are updating this for MSOffice 2000 and or have more of the same I would like to know.

I needed to build a database for registrations for a convention. I have fairly basic knowledge of Access and needed a book which provided good clear examples. I tried a number of other Access books which invariably fell down at some point. This book, with its CD-ROM and sample database - Fruitsweets (what a name!)- enabled me to fairly quickly grasp the additional knowledge which I needed to complete the database. My only complaint was that, like a good novel, I was left wanting more - perhaps Access Second Steps?! Congratulations to IDG for a really helpful product.