For advanced courses in spreadsheets and databases using Microsoft Office Excel and Access 2003 applications. This series will appeal to students in a variety of disciplines including liberal arts, business, and the sciences. This series gives the "how and why" of performing tasks in Office 2003. It provides new chapter opening case studies, numerous hands-on real-world practice exercises; full business and integrated end of chapter cases, and expert topics of Microsoft Office 2003. More than two million students have used previous editions of this highly successful series! Published to Address User and Market Feedback Based on your feedback and the changing nature of the introduction to computers course (i.e.-students with increasing skill levels and the importance of teaching them extensive Excel and Access skills), we are now providing an Advanced Edition text as part of the Exploring Series. The Advanced Edition will provide students with intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel and Access. This text is perfect for instructors who want to cover more advanced Excel and Access topics that cover SQL and Visual Basic programming topics in relation to Excel and Access Office 2003 programs, including database customization, data analysis and reporting.