Special Edition Using Microsoft® Access 2000

Chapter 2. Building Your First Access 2000 Application

In this chapter

• Understanding Access's Approach to Application Design

• Creating an Access Application from a Template File

• Touring the Contact Management Application

• Navigating Table Objects in the Database Window

• Using the Switchboard Form and Other Access Forms

• Previewing and Printing Access Reports

• Using the Switchboard Manager

• Exploring Form Design View and VBA Class Modules

• The Real World—Putting What You've Learned in Perspective

Understanding Access's Approach to Application Design

Unlike other members of Microsoft Office 2000, Access 2000 requires that you build an application to take advantage of the product's power as a database development platform. Word 2000 and Excel 2000 let you automate ...