Virginia Andersen (Coronado, CA) is a freelance author and writer who has written or contributed to nearly 25 books about PC-based applications, including many student tutorials and accompanying instructor manuals with exercise disks. Virginia is certified as a Microsoft Access MOUS Expert. She has over 25 years experience in computer science applications, analysis, and engineering - including extensive technical writing and editing. Her government and defense projects include lunar mapping, reliability engineering, undersea surveillance, weapon system interface simulation, and naval communications. Her civilian projects include computerized project management and horse race handicapping.

Part I: Getting Started 1: Quick Tour of Microsoft Office Access 2003 2: The World of Relational Databases 3: Creating a Database 4: Creating and Modifying Tables 5: Relating Tables 6: Entering and Editing Data Part II: Retrieving and Presenting Information 7: Sorting, Filtering, and Printing Records 8: Extracting Information with Queries 9: Creating Advanced Queries 10: Creating Form and Report Designs 11: Using the Form Wizard 12: Customizing Forms 13: Using the Report Wizard 14: Customizing Reports 15: Creating Charts and Graphs Part III: Improving the Workplace 16: Customizing the Workplace 17: Improving Database Performance 18: Understanding Events and the Event Model 19: Automating with Macros 20: Customizing Menus and Toolbars 21: Creating Custom Switchboards and Dialog Boxes Part IV: Sharing Data with Others 22: Exchanging Database Objects and Text 23: Exchanging Data with Outside Sources 24: Sharing with Multiple Users 25: Securing a Database Appendix A: Converting to Access 2003 Appendix B: What's on the CD