MICROSOFT ACCESS 97/VISUAL BASIC STEP BY STEP provides quick, easy, book-and-disk self-training on Microsoft Access/Visual Basic-to help you create custom applications, automate database tasks, and much more. The step-by-step method allows you to choose your best starting point and learn at your own pace. With this book and Microsoft® Access 97/Visual Basic, you'll learn to:

• Automate database tasks, add command buttons to a form, find and filter records in a form, respond to data entry events, and create a startup form
  
• Program in Visual Basic for Applications, write a function, debug code, handle errors, explore objects, properties, and expressions
  
• Create a custom application, gather information in a dialog box, navigate through an application, display custom menus and toolbars, and put final touches on an application
  
• Work with data and objects, take control with unbound forms, update data with action queries, use locking and transactions, and share data with Microsoft Word