Here are some Office-related books I have found useful:
| Access 2002 Inside-Out (Helen Feddema) | ISBN 0-73561-283-8 |
| Thorough
coverage of Access 2002, for end users and programmers -- lots of
step-by-steps and code samples, plus a CD with sample databases and
add-ins. The book is also useful for Office 2000 and 2003 users, since
the core components of Access (tables, queries, forms, reports, macros
and modules) have remained virtually unchanged from Access 2000 to
Access 2003. Office 2000 versions of the book's databases can be
downloaded from the Downloads page of this Web site. This book was selected by a distinguished panel of industry experts at the Waterside 2004 conference as the #1 book in the Desktop and Office Applications category. |
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| Building Applications with Microsoft Outlook 98 | ISBN 1-57231-718-3 |
| The only available book (so far) on Outlook 98 programming. Useful, but does not go far enough. | |
| Microsoft Office 97/Visual Basic Language Reference | ISBN 1-57231-339-0 |
| An indispensable reference for Office developers, although handicapped by not documenting the VBScript dialect used in Outlook | |
| Building Applications with Microsoft Outlook 2000 (Randy Byrne) | ISBN 0-73560-581-5 |
| This is a much more substantial book than the earlier editions. Lots of useful information for developing Outlook applications, using both VBS and VBA, but mostly concentrating on VBS. Also covers creating COM Add-ins |
| Expert One-on-One Microsoft Access Application Development (Helen Feddema) | ISBN 1-55558-286-9 |
| This book is
written for experienced Access users, who know how to create tables,
queries, forms and other Access objects, and have some familiarity with
writing Access VBA code, but need help in making the transition from an
experienced and competent Access user who can create databases for
personal use, to an Access developer who can make a living developing
applications for clients. The book concentrates on this book writing VBA
code to connect the components of a database into a functioning,
coherent application. This book is also available as an Adobe ebook from Fictionwise. |
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| Real World Microsoft Access Database Protection and Security" (Garry Robinson) | ISBN 1-59059-126-7 |
| Everything you need to know about making your Access databases secure, for all Access versions from 97 to 2003 |
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| Microsoft Outlook Programming -- Jumpstart for Administrators, Developers, and Power Users" (Sue Mosher) | ISBN 1-55558-286-9 |
| THE book for Outlook power users and developers. Covers both VBS and VBA, with lots of code samples and information on Outlook security, and how to suppress its most obnoxious features. |
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| DAO Object Model: The Definitive Reference (Helen Feddema) | ISBN 1-56592-435-5 |
| All the information you need to work with Access data from Access, Word, Excel and Outlook, using VBA and VBS |
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| Word 97
Annoyances (Woody Leonhard, Lee Hudspeth & T.J. Lee) |
ISBN 1-56592-308-1 |
| Important stuff Microsoft won't tell you about Word annoyances, and how to work around them | |
| Office 97 Annoyances (Woody Leonhard, Lee Hudspeth & T.J. Lee) | ISBN 1-56592-310-3 |
| Important stuff Microsoft won't tell you about Office annoyances (including some Outlook), and how to work around them | |
| Excel 97 Annoyances (Woody Leonhard, Lee Hudspeth & T.J. Lee) | ISBN 1-56592-309-X |
| Important stuff Microsoft won't tell you about Excel annoyances, and how to work around them | |
| Outlook 97 Annoyances (Woody Leonhard, Lee Hudspeth & T.J. Lee) | ISBN 1-56592-384-7 |
| Important stuff Microsoft won't tell you about Outlook annoyances, and how to work around them | |
| Outlook Object Model (Helen Feddema, upcoming) | |
| Access Object Model (Helen Feddema, upcoming) |
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When you need a break from programming, check out the new ebooks at Fictionwise |
| Special Edition: Using Microsoft Outlook 2000 (Gordon Padwick et al.) | ISBN 0-7897-1909-6 |
| An excellent comprehensive guide to using Outlook 2000, with five chapters by me on Outlook form development, VBScript and VBA programming. | |
| Access 97 Expert Solutions (Stan Leszynski) | ISBN 0-7897-0367-X |
| High-level information on how to develop Access applications, featuring the Leszynski Development Framework | |
| Woody Leonhard Teaches Microsoft Office 97 (Woody Leonhard) | ISBN 0-7897-1705-0 |
| A great introductory Office book, for beginners to intermediate users. Woody wrote this book "for people who aren't very familiar with Office (or even PCs), but need to come up to speed with a minimum of fuss and hassle." Tells you what you need to know about Office, whether Microsoft wants you to know or not! | |
| Special Edition: Using Microsoft Office 2000 (Ed Bott and Woody Leonhard) | ISBN 0-7897-1842-1 |
| An enormous and comprehensive reference guide to using Office 2000. Not for beginners, this book is aimed at intermediate to advanced users who need to know how Office 2000 actually works. Covers Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, FrontPage, Publisher and PhotoDraw. |
| About Face: The Essentials of User Interface Design (Alan Cooper) | ISBN 1-56884-322-4 |
| Every developer should have this book. It is packed with invaluable information about constructing user interfaces that won't intimidate your users. |
| Access 97 Macro & VBA Handbook (Susann Novalis) | ISBN 0-7821-1977-8 |
| The best book for learning Access VBA; starts from the ground up, not assuming you already know how to program and just need a technical reference for the syntax. | |
| Access 2000 VBA Handbook (Susann Novalis) | ISBN 0-7821-2324-4 |
| Same comments as for Access 97 version | |
| VBA Developer's Handbook (Ken Getz & Mike Gilbert) | ISBN 0-7821-1951-4 |
| A great reference for advanced VBA programmers | |
| Access 97 Developer's Handbook (Paul Litwin, Ken Getz, Mike Gilbert) | ISBN 0-7821-1941-7 |
| An indispensable reference work for any serious Access developer | |
| Word 97 Macro and VBA Handbook (Guy Hart-Davis) | ISBN 0-7821-1962-X |
| An exhaustive and very useful reference work for Word VBA programmers | |
| Access 2000 Developer's Handbook (Paul Litwin, Ken Getz, Mike Gilbert) | ISBN 0-7821-2371-6 |
| Twice as big as earlier editions, the ADH now comes in two volumes: Vol. 1 (Desktop) and Vol. 2 (Enterprise). As with earlier editions of this book, this is an indispensable tool for developers. |
| Microsoft Access Developer's Guide to SQL Server (Mary Chipman and Andy Baron) | ISBN 0-672-31944-6 |
| Great information on using SQL Server as a back end for Access, , written specifically for Access developers |
| The Microsoft Outlook E-mail and Fax Guide (Sue Mosher) | ISBN 1-882419-82-0 |
| Lots of information on setting up Outlook on networks, emphasizing (no surprise!) e-mail and fax | |
| The Microsoft Exchange User's Handbook (Sue Mosher) | ISBN 1-882419-52-9 |
| A valuable resource for Exchange users and Exchange Server administators, including using Exchange Mail in Outlook |
