Written by Helen Feddema, a well-known expert on Microsoft Access, this book provides a wealth of hidden tips and tricks for mastering Access development. The first part of the book shows best methods for building a relatively simple Access application using the developer's own data. The next section discusses how to build a distributed application serving multiple clients and types of data. The last section of the book explains how to build Access applications that work with other Office applications.

In these pages the author teaches you how to set up tables and relationships to ensure that the database is properly normalized. Then she'll help you write VBA code to create the connective tissue that turns a bunch of tables, queries, forms and reports into a complete and coherent application.