RE: [MS_AccessPros] Access 2007 books with large print

Imho, time to go electronic. E-book versions of anything can be adjusted via zoom.

And PC versions of readers are free, no need to buy a separate device (although a kindle or tablet for the book while you work on Access on the PC is a good thing too.)


Access 2007: The Missing Manual has an ebook version and o'reilly might even already owe it to you based on your purchase of a hard copy. And you can zoom the PDF of John's book as I have done a million times.


Steve Conklin





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> To: MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com
> From: MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 08:34:39 +0200
> Subject: Re: [MS_AccessPros] Access 2007 books with large print
>
>
>
> Russ-
>
> That's a toughie. Microsoft Access is a very complex product, so
> those of us who have written books about it find it difficult to be
> thorough within the page limits set by publishers. The market won't
> let publishers charge more than $50 or $60 for a book, so the
> publishers often set strict page limits - often less than 1000 pages.
> I was lucky with my 2007 book - the publisher let me go to nearly 1500
> pages. But even at that, quite a number of "bonus" chapters ended up
> on the companion CD.
>
> This complexity and page limit often results in the usage of smaller
> and smaller typeface to get more on a page.
>
> I would normally recommend that you go to a "bricks and mortar"
> bookstore to browse available titles, but you can't do that (except
> maybe in a used bookstore) because Access 2007 is two releases and five
> years ago. The mainstream book chains aren't carrying 2007 books
> anymore - they're "out of date" as far as they're concerned!
>
> Try using Amazon.com<http://Amazon.com> to look for titles. Many of
> the titles there have a "Look Inside" feature that you can use to look
> at some sample pages to decide if the content will be helpful to you
> and the typeface big enough. One title that comes to mind that might
> be good for a beginner is Microsoft Office Access 2007 Step-by-Step.
> It's available on Amazon and has the Look Inside feature.
>
> (My book also has this feature, but the typeface is likely too small
> for you.)
>
> John Viescas, Author
> Microsoft Access 2010 Inside Out
> Microsoft Access 2007 Inside Out
> Microsoft Access 2003 Inside Out
> Building Microsoft Access Applications
> SQL Queries for Mere Mortals
> http://www.viescas.com/
> (Paris, France)
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 26, 2015, at 5:14 AM, 'Russell Farris'
> russ@russfarris.com<mailto:russ@russfarris.com>
> [MS_Access_Professionals]
> <MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com<mailto:MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com>>
> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to learn Access 2007, but I'm having a hard time finding a
> good book.
> Access 2007: The Missing Manual has print that is too small for
> my aging eyes and the pictures are minuscule. It also has a lot of
> material that is in white type against a gray background.
> Access 2007: All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies has all of
> the defects of the Missing manual, plus it is badly organized.
> Access 2007 for Starters has large enough type, but it has very
> limited information.
> Stores that sell software books do not sell 2007 versions, and
> stores that sell used books do not sell computer books. I would
> appreciate any pointers to Access 2007 books with reasonably large
> print. Thanks. Russ Farris
>
>
>

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