The New Perspectives Series’ critical-thinking, problem-solving approach is the ideal way to prepare students to transcend point-and-click skills and take advantage of all that Microsoft Office 2010 has to offer.

In developing the New Perspectives Series, our goal was to create books that give students the software concepts and practical skills they need to succeed beyond the classroom. We’ve updated our proven case-based pedagogy with more practical content to make learning skills more meaningful to students.

With the New Perspectives Series, students understand why they are learning what they are learning, and are fully prepared to apply their skills to real-life situations.

This book provides essential coverage of Microsoft Access 2010, and includes the following:

• Detailed, hands-on instruction of Microsoft Access 2010 basics, including creating and maintaining a database, querying a database, and creating forms and reports

• Coverage of important database concepts, including guidelines for designing databases, setting field properties, and defining table relationships

• Exploration of the exciting new features of Access 2010, including working in Backstage view, using the Data Type gallery to add new fields, and applying themes to database objects

New for this edition!

• Each session begins with a Visual Overview, a new two-page spread that includes colorful, enlarged screenshots with numerous callouts and key term definitions, giving students a comprehensive preview of the topics covered in the session, as well as a handy study guide.

• New ProSkills boxes provide guidance for how to use the software in real-world, professional situations, and related ProSkills exercises integrate the technology skills students learn with one or more of the following soft skills: decision making, problem solving, teamwork, verbal communication, and written communication.

• Important steps are now highlighted in yellow with attached margin notes to help students pay close attention to completing the steps correctly and avoid time-consuming rework.