New Ventana Book Tours Cutting-Edge Database

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Microsoft Access's state-of-the-art graphical tools
enable the user to easily create powerful databases and attractive forms
and reports, while hiding much of the complexity of database management.
The Visual Guide to Microsoft Access, new from Ventana Press, is the
program's literary equivalent.

The visual approach taken by The Visual Guide to Microsoft Access mirrors
the drag-and-drop style in Access 2.0. Coupled with pictorial examples on
nearly every page, the authors' clear instructions and insightful overview
allow the reader to both master specific tasks and gain a thorough
understanding of the structure of this robust software.

The Visual Guide to Microsoft Access is divided into three sections with
four appendices, and includes a disk. After a general orientation to
database concepts and Microsoft Access's capabilities, a nine chapter
hands-on tutorial covers all of Access's fundamental and important
features. The last six chapters introduce Access's most powerful
components. Readers learn to

* create Access tables using Table Wizards and Design view.
* retrieve data using Access's query method.
* design reports using Report Wizards and Design view.
* use Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) to integrate text
  and data.
* employ the visual interface in designing a professional-quality
  database application.
* streamline tasks with macros.
* program with Access Basic, Access's built-in programming
  language.

The four appendices provide valuable tips, such as on hiring an Access
professional, installing Access and sharing Access databases over a
network. The disk includes all files necessary to complete the examples in
the tutorials.

The Visual Guide to Microsoft Access adds to Ventana Press's Visual Guide
series, which includes the acclaimed Visual Guide to Visual Basic for
Windows and The Visual Guide to Visual Basic Applications, both by Richard
Mansfield.

The Visual Guide to Microsoft Access is 650 pages, illustrated, with disk.
ISBN: 1-56604-070-1. List price: $29.95. For orders in the U.S. only, call
800 / 743-5369.

Walter R. Bruce, III, Executive Editor of Ventana Press, is the author of
over a dozen computer books, including Using Paradox 4.5 and Using PROCOMM
PLUS (both from Que). His books have sold more than 250,000 copies
worldwide.

Rich Wolf is President of CompuWorks, Inc., a consulting firm specializing
in database training and development using Microsoft Access, FoxPro and
Visual Basic.

Dan Madoni is an independent contractor and author offering consulting and
training services nationwide. He previously worked as a Project Manager
for Microsoft and was involved in the original Microsoft Access beta
program.

Ventana Press publishes books and other materials that help computer users
become more productive, including Voodoo UNIX The Windows Internet Tour
Guide, The Windows Shareware 500, Voodoo NetWare and The Presentation
Design Book. All titles are available in bookstores and by writing Ventana
Press, P.O. Box 2468, Chapel Hill, NC 27515, or by calling Ventana's
toll-free order line, 800 / 743-5369; 919/942-0220; FAX 919/942-1140

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