The Excel Analyst's Guide to Access - Softcover

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The ultimate handbook for Excel analysts who need reporting solutions using Access Excel and Access are intended to work together. This book offers a comprehensive review of the extensive analytical and reporting functionality that Access provides and how it enhances Excel reporting functions. Sales managers, operations analysts, administrative assistants, office managers, and many others who rely heavily on data can benefit from learning to integrate Excel and Access, and this book shows you how. Coverage includes: Data Analysis in Access & the Basics of Access Beyond Select Queries Transforming Your Data with Access Working with Calculations and Dates Performing Conditional Analysis Adding Dimension with Subqueries and Domain Aggregate Functions Running Descriptive Statistics in Access Scheduling and Running Batch Analysis Leveraging VBA to Enhance Data Analysis Reports, Dashboards, and Visualization in Access Presenting Data with Access Reports Using Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts in Access Enhancing Queries and Reports with Visualizations Advanced Excel and Access Integration Techniques Getting Access Data into Excel Using VBA to Move Data between Excel and Access Exploring Excel and Access Automation Integrating Excel and Access with XML Integrating Excel and Other Office Applications Access VBA Fundamentals Understanding and Using SQL and more! The Excel Analyst's Guide to Access helps you get more from both applications. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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Use the right tool for the job

Like many managers, accountants, and analysts, you've been usingExcel for data analysis. It's a good tool, but you're beginning tofind its limitations frustrating. You're looking for morescalability. More transparency of analytical processes. The abilityto separate data from presentation.

Access makes it all possible, and this guide helps you addAccess to your analytical toolbox. Learn the essentials of usingAccess, basic and advanced analysis techniques, how to buildreports, and much more. Then you can choose the right tool forevery job.

• Easily move data between Excel and Access

• Normalize and store Excel data in a structured relationaldatabase

• Use Access to analyze large amounts of data

• Use Excel pivot tables with Access data

• Build reports and implement dashboard-style visualizations

• Report Access data using Excel's presentation layer

• Automate redundant reporting and analysis using Excel and Accessmacros

• Save time and increase productivity by automating redundantprocesses using VBA

• Get external data using SQL, ADO, and XML