This well-presented tutorial starts with a general introduction to Microsoft Access and all the geekology surrounding it.
It slowly introduces a potentially nervous reader to the database world and its undeserved reputation. Then, as with all books in the rapidly growing 'Hands On' series, you're introduced to a well-thought out problem - and asked to solve it whilst exploring Microsoft Access.
This "hands on" practice from which the book name is derived (surprise!) is amazingly effective, teaching readers the most popular and effective way... by doing!
Written by MS Certified Instructor Sharon Podlin, the screenshot-blossomed tutorial guides the user through building his/her own Store Management System with just the right amount of hand-holding to be helpful - but not enough to serve as an annoyance.
And for those wanting that little bit more, the last chapter delves into security and Internet features.
The accompanying CD-ROM not only contains all the book examples, but also popular utilities such as WinZip and WS_FTP Pro.
Taking you through everything - from creating the initial table to writing that oh-so-important first line of scary VBA code - this book has it all and infinitely more. Definitely a leader in its field.
