1/14/93 - This file includes a list of resources you may find useful, including information on user groups and local training, journals and magazines about Microsoft AccessTM, and books that will be available in 1993. User Groups --------------- Many groups are already established and more are starting. They are a great way to learn more about the features and power of Microsoft Access. Microsoft keeps in close contact with these groups, sending them sample applications, code, tips and tricks, as well as other information. Plus, representatives from Microsoft make visits and speak at user group events around the country. To join or start a Microsoft Access user group or special interest group, call (206) 936-3729. Training ---------- If you’re interested in digging deeper into Microsoft Access or want to come up to speed quickly, training may be the answer. To find a Microsoft Access training site near you, call (800) 426-9400. If you’re interested in becoming a trainer for Microsoft Access, call (800) 227- 4679 to request an application. Periodicals ------------- Access Advisor Access Advisor is the magazine that teaches you how to use all the power of Microsoft Access. Each issue is crammed with information for users of all types, from novice to expert developer. As a Charter subscriber, you’ll receive a one-year subscription (6 issues) for only $29 (plus shipping charges outside the U.S.). This is 25% off the cover price. A companion disk is available for an additional $60 (50% savings). Don’t miss an issue! Order Information: Call (800) 336-6060 or (619) 483-6400. Advisor Communications International, Inc. Inside Microsoft Access If you want to gain a complete understanding of Microsoft Access, Inside Microsoft Access, a monthly publication from The Cobb Group, will provide you with the skills you need. The articles in Inside Microsoft Access will give you vital information you can’t find in books and manuals-tips and techniques you can use right away to work smarter and faster with Microsoft Access. The Cobb Group publishes a wide-range of respected software journals including Inside Visual BasicTM for Windows, The Microsoft{SYMBOL 226 \f "Symbol"} C/C++ Developers Journal, and Inside Microsoft Windows. A one-year subscription to Inside Microsoft Access (12 issues) costs $49. Order Information: To request a free issue of any publication, call (800) 223-8720. The Cobb Group. Smart Access Smart Access, Pinnacle Publishing’s monthly technical journal for Microsoft Access users, will help you make the most of your Microsoft Access databases from day one. Our expert authors will show you the ins and outs of queries, macros, forms, reports, and Access Basic code (ABC), as well as how to make the move to Microsoft Access from other database platforms. You won’t have to spend tedious hours digging through the manuals for solutions-and you’ll save enough time and money to pay for your subscription many times over! Order Information: Subscribe to Smart Access today-12 monthly issues for just $79-you’ll receive the accompanying source code disks (a $60 value) FREE! Call (206) 251-1900, (800) 231-1293, or fax (206) 251-5057. Pinnacle Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 888, Kent, WA 98035-0888. Books ------- Access for Windows Power Programming Advanced by Persohke & Liozbanski Access for Windows Power Programming is aimed at the advanced user, developer and network administrator who is interested in developing powerful and effective applications for Microsoft Access. The book contains advice on the planning and design of databases and applications, as well as tips and techniques for creating effective reports, forms and queries. Coverage of programming in the Access Basic language and creating macros is included, along with detailed information about variables, arrays, fields and other programming structures in Microsoft Access. An Xbase programmer’s survival guide, a quick command and function reference, and a complete sample application are a few key elements in this book. All code discussed in the book is included on a disk, plus you get a disk containing valuable utility software. Price: $44.95 (book with two disks). Order Information: Available April 1993. Call (800) 528-5331. Que Publishing. Access from the Ground Up Beginning/Intermediate by Martin S. Matthews with Edward Hartmann and William E. Lloyd This fast-paced introduction to Microsoft’s database program for Windows is the perfect starting point for anyone who is learning to use Microsoft Access for the first time. An expert team of authors begins by teaching readers basic database design concepts. Then, readers learn to customize forms, perform queries, print reports and labels, use macros, and more. Highly illustrated. Price: $19.95. Order Information: Available February 1993. Prima Publishing, Inc. Critical Information Network Beginner/Advanced (Application developers, MIS) by Thomas P. McAuliffe & Carolyn S. Shamlin Critical Information Network is a new book that dispels the myths of online management reporting and offers a complete set of guidelines to avoid failed applications. Based on 20 years of both technical and non-technical experience, the book provides the authors’ unique view of the relationship between critical information and the management process. Many long-standing industry issues are clearly addressed: -The real added value of information technology for management reporting. -The keys to sustained management interest. -The elusive link between reporting applications and corporate priorities. -How groupware will impact the executive world. -A blueprint for successful computer use by management. Price $29.95 plus $2.00 for shipping Order Information: Call (617) 247-2460. McAuliffe & Company, Inc. Guide to Access Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced by Miriam Liskin Now users at all skill levels can gain access to the complete feature set of Microsoft’s leading- edge database program by following best-selling author Miriam Liskin’s clear explanations. In 20 exhaustive chapters Liskin covers just about every aspect of Microsoft Access from beginning to advanced subjects. Topics covered include designing and creating databases, defining simple queries, performing calculations, working with external data, using Access on a network, building menu-driven applications, and more. -Covers all aspects of database use and introduces database programming to nonprogrammers. -Turns beginning and intermediate users into masters. -Includes a disk containing the sample databases presented in the text, saving readers hours of input. Price: $29.95. Order Information: Available April 1993. Call (800) 688-0448 or fax (510) 601-2155. Ziff-Davis Press. Inside Microsoft Access Beginning/Intermediate by Richard Wagner, Helen Feddema, Michael Groh, Greg Reddick Inside Microsoft Access provides a complete description of Microsoft Access database version 1.0 from the conceptual and implementation perspectives. The book covers the fundamentals of database design and creation using Microsoft Access. Everything from using the Microsoft Access environment to constructing macros and Access Basic modules are discussed in detail. Throughout Inside Microsoft Access, practical examples illustrate each topic and concept. The bonus disk contains HomeFinder, a sophisticated application produced with Microsoft Access. HomeFinder comes complete with tables, forms, queries, and macros. HomeFinder, a highly interactive application, demonstrates the many advanced features of Microsoft Access, including query by example, OLE embedding, image handling, and report generation. Order Information: Call (800) 428-5331. New Riders Publishing, Prentice-Hall Computer Publishing. Microsoft Access Inside & Out Beginner/Intermediate by Mary Campbell Microsoft’s exciting new database for the IBM{SYMBOL 226 \f "Symbol"} PC and compatibles is sure to be a challenger for the lead database for Windows. Find out all about this revolutionary software in Mary Campbell’s new book. You’ll get an insider’s introduction to this powerful, feature-loaded relational database management system (DBMS), from fundamentals to intermediate-level skills and then on to some advanced topics. If you’re a beginning database user, you’ll soon learn how to set up a database and use it productively. If you already know database software, you’ll learn all about the unique features of Microsoft Access, such as three-dimensional color graphics, object linking and embedding (OLE), multimedia and network capabilities, and other features that make this software a powerful new contender. Price: $27.95. Order Information: Available now at most booksellers, or by calling (800) 227-0900. Osborne McGraw-Hill. Microsoft Access Programming Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced by Namir Shammas Microsoft’s first database for Windows, Microsoft Access, is a program powered by easy-to- use visual programming techniques. It appeals to seasoned programmers and users who want to create their own customized database applications. Namir Shammas’ latest book is an accessible, hands-on introduction to database programming for anyone who is familiar with the Basic language. Shammas’ relaxed, friendly style leads the reader gently but thoroughly through the fundamentals of Access Basic programming to using the host of powerful database extensions. It’s a practical tutorial approach-loaded with ready-to-use program code and peppered with professional tips, tricks, and warnings-that has proven successful in the author’s previous books. Price: $32.95. Order Information: Call (800) 822-8138 or fax (717) 794-2080. Tab/McGraw-Hill. PC Learning Labs Teaches Access Beginner by PC Learning Labs PC Learning Labs, world leader in hands-on computer instruction, has now added Microsoft Access to their successful book/disk learning series. This innovative learning tool will aid first-time users in learning this powerful Windows-based database program. Years of classroom teaching and lab research into how people best learn to use computers are the basis of this integrated package. No other book is better suited to the needs of beginning users of Microsoft Access. -Covers start-up and basic operations as well as forms, query techniques, reports, and much more. -Assumes no prior computer experience. -Includes a Practice Examples Disk with exercises that work hand in hand with instructions in the text. Price: $22.95. Order Information: Available February 1993. Call (800) 688-0448 or fax (510) 601-2155. Publisher Ziff-Davis Press. PC World Microsoft Access Handbook Beginner/Intermediate by Cary Prague and Michael Irwin Discover the full power and ease of use of Microsoft Access from expert authors. This book/disk combination is a hands-on tutorial reference that walks you through the process of creating powerful applications for Microsoft Access. Key topics include installation, database design, creating tables, creating and printing professional-looking reports, using logic and math functions, data validation, database publishing, using pictures, graphs and OLE objects, creating switchboards, dialogs, and menus, and more! Bonus 3.5-inch disk contains customizable examples. Price: $34.95. Order Information: Available (first quarter ’93) at all major booksellers or order direct at (800) 762-2974. IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. Running Microsoft Access Intermediate by John Viescas Running Microsoft Access-the Microsoft guide to the long-awaited Windows-based relational database software-is now available from Microsoft Press. This example-packed, hands-on tutorial and user’s guide incorporates tips and strategies not covered in the product demonstration. Author John Viescas provides database concepts and terminology, a comprehensive product overview, and step-by-step instructions. Anyone who needs access to data-from a small business manager to an enterprise-wide information system administrator-will learn how to use the powerful capabilities of Microsoft Access to build database applications from scratch or to make existing data more accessible. Price: $29.95. Order Information: Available wherever books and software are sold or by calling toll-free (800) MSPRESS. teach yourself... Access Beginning/Intermediate by Steve Davis Teach yourself everything you need to know about Microsoft’s new database software, Microsoft Access. Take the "Weekend Tour of Microsoft Access" and jump right into: -understanding and creating databases and reports -indexing -creating screen forms, queries, and labels. With teach yourself...Access, you’ll also learn to modify databases, customize forms and reports, use queries, filters, and macros, and even program in Access Basic. Price: $21.95. Order Information: Available February 1993. Call (800) 628-9658 (Telemarketing) or (800) 488- 5233 (Individual Sales). MIS:Press. Using Access for Windows, Special Edition Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced by Roger Jennings and Ron Person Using Access for Windows, Special Edition addresses the needs of all those using Microsoft Access, whether secretaries or small business owners or application developers. The book is formatted as a tutorial for beginners, but also explains advanced database concepts and programming techniques to intermediate users, and provides material on the Access Basic macro and programming language for advanced users. Using Access for Windows, Special Edition combines step-by-step lessons with real-world power-user techniques and examples. Features covered include: queries, graphics, forms, reports, multiuser capabilities, networking features, macros and programming. Information on SQL, dynamic data exchange (DDE), and object linking and embedding (OLE) is also presented. Other key features of the book include the QuickStart Tutorial format with use of tips, notes, and cautions throughout the text. Price: $29.95. Order Information: Call (800) 528-5331. Que Publishing. Your Access Consultant Intermediate/Advanced by Martin S. Matthews with Edward Hartmann and William E. Lloyd When you’re ready for the next step, let the experts at Matthews Technology become your Access consultants. This object-oriented approach to database design with Microsoft Access illustrates general principles and tricks that can be customized and applied to an infinite variety of situations. All code in the book is included on a high-density disk, along with fully operational database systems that have been developed with Microsoft Access. An incredible bargain! Price: $39.95. Order Information: Available June/July 1993. Prima Publishing Inc.