Summary

Access 97 Secrets® Superior Solutions for Mastery of Access 97! Make the world's most popular relational database management system even more powerful and flexible with the secrets you'll learn in Access 97 Secrets®. This powerful guide reveals 100s of undocumented and hard-to-find tips and shortcuts that help you exploit Access to its maximum potential. Whether you're a power user creating highly refined databases and optimizing forms and reports, or a professional developer writing complex client/server based systems with Access, you'll find a wealth of expert information and practical examples you can put to use right away! Valuable Advice on Every Page -- From Recognized Access Experts In-depth coverage of procedures not found in any manual Creative use of your Access documents on the Internet and corporate intranets Optimize Access 97 for seamless integration with other Office applications How to use special effects and image-control features to create exciting and functional forms Exclusive secrets of Visual Basic, Applications Edition (VBA), probed in-depth How to add functionality to your databases with dynamic controls Implement Access over client-server systems Powerful Database Utilities and Tools On CD-ROM Check Writer -- Create checks, make deposits, and more with this award-winning software 25 Cool Combo Box Tricks -- Another fully functional product featuring the coolest tips and techniques Formula One 3.0 -- 130 database functions First Impression -- Add charts to visual programming environments VisualSpeller -- Access multiple standard and custom dictionaries OLETools 5.0 -- Interface, data, time, and multimedia controls Plus get the Hot Cresent Internet ToolPak 2.0, Internet Mail Controls, and ready-to-use business forms, control bar functions, and Tab 97 samplers Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their author for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like--free--but they have no technical support.