When using software products with graphical interfaces, we frequently focus so much on the details of how to use the interface that we forget about the general concepts that allow us to understand and use the software effectively. This is particularly true of a powerful database product like Microsoft Access. Novice, and sometimes even experienced, programmers are so concerned with how something is done in Access that they often lose sight of the general principles that underlie their database applications. Access Database Design & Programming takes you behind the details of the Access interface, focusing on the general knowledge necessary for Access power users or developers to create effective database applications.

Unlike other Access books that take the long, detailed approach to every topic of concern to Access programmers, Access Database Design & Programming instead focuses on the core concepts, enabling programmers to develop solid, effective database applications. This book also serves as a "second course" in Access that provides a relatively experienced Access user who is new to programming with the frequently overlooked techniques necessary to develop successfully in the Microsoft Access environment. Anyone interested in learning Access in depth, rather than just scraping the surface, will enjoy and benefit immensely from reading this book.