For advanced courses in spreadsheets and databases using Microsoft Office Excel and Access 2003 applications. This series will appeal to students in a variety of disciplines including liberal arts, business, and the sciences. This series gives the "how and why" of performing tasks in Office 2003. It provides new chapter opening case studies, numerous hands-on real-world practice exercises; full business and integrated end of chapter cases, and expert topics of Microsoft Office 2003. More than two million students have used previous editions of this highly successful series! Published to Address User and Market Feedback Based on your feedback and the changing nature of the introduction to computers course (i.e.-students with increasing skill levels and the importance of teaching them extensive Excel and Access skills), we are now providing an Advanced Edition text as part of the Exploring Series. The Advanced Edition will provide students with intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel and Access. This text is perfect for instructors who want to cover more advanced Excel and Access topics that cover SQL and Visual Basic programming topics in relation to Excel and Access Office 2003 programs, including database customization, data analysis and reporting.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Using Excel to Model Data and Make Decisions Using Excel for What-If Analysis Using Function to Calculate Consulting Revenue and Expenses Analyzing Utilization Data Chapter 2 - Using Queries and SQL to Manage and Analyze Data Access Tables, Relationships, and Query Tables Using Structured Query Language (SQL) Linking an Excel Workbook and Creating a Table with a Make-Table Query Importing Records from Excel and Creating an Archive Table Using Access Queries to Analyze Consulting Profitability Summarize Data on Multiple Fields Using Crosstab Queries Chapter 3 - XML in Microsoft Office 2003 XML and Markup Languages Using XML XML and Microsoft Excel 2003 XML and Microsoft Access 2003 Creating a Query to Export Data as XML Put It All Together: Using XML to Display Consulting Revenue Summaries on the Web Chapter 4 - Learning to Program with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Visual Basic for Applications VBA in Excel and Access Modules and Procedures Display Messages Using VBA Variables and Constants User Input Perform Calculations with Variables and Constants and Format Results Chapter 5 - Using Programming Structures in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Programming Structures Repetition Structures Anticipate and Trap Errors Chapter 6 - Customizing Excel with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Develop Custom Applications in Excel Using a Software Development Cycle Objects and the Excel Object Model Visual Basic Forms Plan and Design a Data Entry Form Use Functions Initialize, Display and Close Forms Chapter 7 - Customizing Access Databases Using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Create Custom Forms in Access Access Modules Use the Active Data Object (ADO) and Recordset Objects Perform Calculations with Procedures Use Procedures to Calculate Federal and State Payroll Withholding Taxes Create Additional Procedures to Add Functionality to the Application Export Data as XML Chapter 8 - Summarizing and Reporting Data in Excel and Access Excel Lists, PivotTable Reports, and PivotChart Reports Group Data in Excel PivotTable and PivotChart Reports Summarize and Report Data in Microsoft Access Chapter 9 - Use Smart Tags in Office 2003 Use HTML Data in Excel and Access Publish Excel Worksheets and Workbooks to the Web Data Access Pages Appendix -- Data Normalization Database Design Normalization and the Normal Forms

Author Biography

DR. PHILIP A. KONEMAN Dr. Koneman has over ten years of experience in computers and education. He is an Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems and Advanced Computer Applications at Colorado Christian University. His teaching responsibilities include Introduction to Computer Applications, where students learn the primary applications in Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition. Dr. Koneman has a broad professional portfolio that includes a variety of activities outside the university. He assisted Nivo International in defining the MOUS Certification objectives for Office 2000. In addition to being an author on numerous Select modules; he is also the Series Consulting Editor for the entire Select series. Dr. Koneman is President of Instructional Design Consultants, Inc., a company that develops educational multimedia and provides consulting for curriculum design and educational measurement. Dr. Koneman received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Denver, School of Education, Division of Instructional Technology. His research interests include computer-based learning, educational testing and measurement, and ethical issues in computers and technology. He is a certified Microsoft Office User Specialist for Office 2000.