Write a short review of your textbook - be critical. What did you think of the author? the format of the book? how did you like the accompanying CD or appendices? Did you find it useful and informative?
I found the textbook and the format very technical and dry. I don't suppose it was meant to be fun but more so informative and seemed to be for more advanced users of Access than beginners. I ordered another book on Microsoft Access 2003 by mistake and after browsing through it noticed that the graphics helped the user see more of what was being accomplished by the actions and seemed more "user friendly" than this book. This book seemed heavy and maybe too much information for what the user really needed.
The author was well versed in the applications of Access and quite knowledgeable about giving instructions on how to accomplish the tasks. I think the book was too wordy and she could have consolidated her thoughts better. One thing that was helpful was that she provided pros and cons of various tasks so the user would be aware of certain risks such as the system administrator being disabled or enabled if one wanted to share information.
The CD seemed to have a lot of the same information that could already be found on the Microsoft online help, so I didn't find that as useful.
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