Virginia Andersen (San Diego, 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.

Part I: Get Started. Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with Access 2002. Chapter 2: Creating a Database. Chapter 3: Creating and Modifying Tables. Chapter 4: Relating Tables. Chapter 5: Entering and Editing Data. Part II: Retrieve and Present Information. Chapter 6: Sorting, Filtering, and Printing Records. Chapter 7: Extracting Information with Queries. Chapter 8: Creating Advanced Queries. Chapter 9: Understanding Form and Report Design Basics. Chapter 10: Creating Custom Forms and Subforms. Chapter 11: Creating and Customizing Reports and Subreports. Chapter 12: Creating Charts, PivotTables, and PivotCharts. Part III: Improve the Access 2002 Workplace. Chapter 13: Customizing the Workplace. Chapter 14: Using Access to Improve Performance. Chapter 15: Automating with Macros. Chapter 16: Customizing Menus and Toolbars. Chapter 17: Creating Custom Switchboards and Dialog Boxes. Part IV: Exchange Data with Others. Chapter 18: Exchanging Database Objects and Text. Chapter 19: Exchanging Data with Outside Sources. Chapter 20: Creating Data Access Pages. Part V: Application Development. Chapter 21: Sharing with Multiple Users. Chapter 22: Securing a Database. Appendix A: Converting to Access 2002.