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Contents: Understanding Microsoft Access: Microsoft access is a database and more -- The Uses of microsoft access -- Touring Microsoft Access -- Building a database: Designing your database -- Building your database in Microsoft Access -- Modifying your database design -- Working with data: Using datasheets -- Adding power with select queries -- Modifying data with action queries -- Importing, attaching, and exporting data -- Using forms: Form basics -- Building a form -- Customizing forms -- Advanced form design -- Building reports: Report basics -- Constructing a report -- Advanced report design -- Creating an application: Adding power with macros -- Designing the prompt computer solutions application -- Appendix A: Installing Microsoft Access -- Appendix B: Sample database schemas -- Appendix C: The Database analyzer.