BKXCL5DB.RVW  941005
 
"Excel 5 for Windows Spreadsheet Databases", Dranchak, 1994, 0-471-30360-7,
U$24.95
%A   John Dranchak
%C   22 Worchester Road, Rexdale, Ontario   M9W 9Z9
%C   605 Third Avenue, New York, NY   10158-0012
%D   1994
%G   0-471-30360-7
%I   John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
%O   U$24.95 800-567-4797 fax: 800-565-6802 800-CALL-WILEY
%O   jdemarra@jwiley.com aponnamm@jwiley.com
%P   340
%T   "Excel 5 for Windows Spreadsheet Databases"
 
People, and businesses, use all kinds of databases, from recipe boxes to phone
books to computerized airline reservation systems.  Most computer users think
of databases as requiring a specialized application and even custom
programming.  Yet most database needs are quite simple, and could be amply
served by the database functions in the more advanced wordprocessing and
spreadsheet packages.  I am pleased, therefore, to note this book directed
specifically at the database function of this particular program.
 
After an initial introduction there are chapters on the basics of sorting,
filtering (or selecting), and data entry and view forms.  The book proceeds
through the more advanced topics of tables, other formats, pivot tables,
functions and macros.  Finally, there is coverage of MS-Query and SQL
(structured query language).
 
The material is generally clear and cogent.  The layout is clear and
attractive.  There are flags for notes and warnings, as well as a very useful
flag for cross-references within the text.
 
This might not be a specific reason to go out and buy Excel, but if you use
Excel and want to use its database features, this will definitely be of use.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1994   BKXCL5DB.RVW  941005

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