Access 2003 For Dummies
by John Kaufeld
Access 2003 For Dummies
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About the Author
John Kaufeld got hooked on computers a long time ago. Somewhere along the way, he discovered that he really enjoyed helping people resolve computer problems. John finally achieved his B.S. degree in management information systems from Ball State University and he became the first PC support technician for what was then Westinghouse near Cincinnati, Ohio.
Since then, he has logged nearly a decade of experience working with normal people who were stuck with a friendly PC that turned on them. Hes also trained more than 1000 people in many different PC and Macintosh applications. Today, John conducts media skills and promotion seminars for up-and-coming entrepreneurs and writes in his free moments. His other ventures include More Than Games, an amazingly cool board and card game store (www.morethangames.com) ; ShipperTools.com, a shipping system that helps small businesses and eBay sellers save money with the US Postal Service (www.shippertools.com) ; and his Feed the News Beast small-business seminars (www.feedthenewsbeast.com) .
His other titles include the best-selling AOL For Dummies, plus too many other database and Internet books to leave him emotionally unscarred. John lives with his wife, two children, and two gerbils in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Dedication
To Jenny, because without you, Id be completely nuts.
To J.B. and the Pooz for reminding Daddy to smile when all he could do was write.
To John Wiley & Sons for the opportunity of a lifetime.
My sincere thanks to you, one and all.
Authors Acknowledgments
As with any good magic trick, theres more to putting out a book than meets the eye. Granted, writing a book like this demands long periods of intense sitting, but it actually takes a team of intense sitters to complete the finished product you hold in your hands.
Kudos upon kudos go to my project editor, Susan Spink Pink for her diligent efforts to make my ramblings follow commonly accepted semantic guidelines. As an extra added bonus, she even laughs at my jokes. Sometimes. Equally significant thanks go to technical editor Allen Wyatt for verifying that I didnt make most of this stuff up.
More gratitude than I can express here goes to Senior Acquisitions Editor Steve Hayes and to the King of Acquisitions (or whatever his real title is), Andy Cummings. This year, they both proved that theres more to working relationships than meets the eye. If it wasnt for you two... well... I dont even want to think about it. You both mean more to me than youll ever know.
Finally, ten years worth of sincere thanks go to Diane Steele for her support, encouragement, and willingness to take a chance on a proven geek (but an unproven writer).
Publishers Acknowledgments
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Project Editor: Susan Pink
Acquisitions Editor: Steven H. Hayes
Technical Editor: Allen Wyatt, Discovery Computing Inc.
Editorial Manager: Carol Sheehan
Media Development Supervisor: Richard Graves
Editorial Assistant: Amanda Foxworth
Cartoons: Rich Tennant (www.the5thwave.com)
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