Your all-access guide to all things Access 2016If you don't know a relational database from an isolationist table--but still need to figure out how to organize and analyze your data--Access 2016 For Dummies is for you. Written in a friendly and accessible manner, it assumes no prior Access or database-building knowledge and walks you through the basics of creating tables to store your data, building forms that ease data entry, writing queries that pull real information from your data, and creating reports that back up your analysis. Add in a dash of humor and fun, and Access 2016 For Dummies is the only resource you'll need to go from data rookie to data pro!This expanded and updated edition of Access For Dummies covers all of the latest information and features to help data newcomers better understand Access' role in the world of data analysis and data science. Inside, you'll get a crash course on how databases work--and how to build one from the ground up. Plus, you'll find step-by-step guidance on how to structure data to make it useful, manipulate, edit, and import data into your database, write and execute queries to gain insight from your data, and report data in elegant ways.* Speak the lingo of database builders and create databases that suit your needs* Organize your data into tables and build forms that ease data entry* Query your data to get answers right* Create reports that tell the story of your data findingsIf you have little to no experience with creating and managing a database of any sort, Access 2016 For Dummies is the perfect starting point for learning the basics of building databases, simplifying data entry and reporting, and improving your overall data skills.

Introduction 1Part I: Getting Started with Access 2016 5Chapter 1: Access 2016 Basic Training 7Chapter 2: Navigating the Access Workspace 27Chapter 3: Database Basics 49Chapter 4: Sounds Like a Plan 67Part II: Getting It All on the Table 77Chapter 5: Table Tune Ups 79Chapter 6: Remodeling Your Data 97Chapter 7: Types, Masks, and Triggers 113Part III: Data Management Mania 137Chapter 8: A Form for All Reasons 139Chapter 9: Importing and Exporting Data 157Chapter 10: Automatic Data Editing 171Chapter 11: Access and the Web 183Part IV: The Power of Questions 203Chapter 12: Finding, Filtering, and Sorting Your Data -- Fast 205Chapter 13: I Was Just Asking . for Answers 221Chapter 14: I Want These AND Those OR Them 247Chapter 15: Number Crunching with the Total Row 255Chapter 16: Express Yourself with Formulas 267Chapter 17: Take Charge with Action Queries 281Part V: Simple and Snazzy Reporting 291Chapter 18: Fast and Furious Automatic Reporting 293Chapter 19: Professionally Designed Reports Made Easy 315Chapter 20: Headers and Footers and Groups, Oh My! 341Chapter 21: Magical Mass Mailings 361Part VI: More Power to You 369Chapter 22: Analyze This! 371Chapter 23: Steer Users in the Right Direction with Navigation Forms 381Part VII: The Part of Tens 391Chapter 24: Ten Common Problems 393Chapter 25: Ten Uncommon Tips 403Appendix A: Getting Help 409Index 417