Sample chapters
Understanding Access 2013 Databases
- May 15, 2013
- Learn how to work with Microsoft Access 2013 in this chapter from Microsoft Office Professional 2013 Step by Step, including creating a desktop database, importing and exporting data, navigating the user interface, working with data in a datasheet, configuring Access options, linking Access to external data, and compacting, repairing, and encrypting a database.
Understanding AJAX and ASP.NET
- May 15, 2010
- This chapter from Microsoft ASP.NET 4 Step by Step covers AJAX, helping you understand the problems AJAX solves, how it is supported in ASP.NET, and how to write AJAX-enhanced websites to improve the user's experience.
Understanding Evaluation Contexts in DAX
- Nov 3, 2015
- This chapter from "The Definitive Guide to DAX: Business intelligence with Microsoft Excel, SQL Server Analysis Services, and Power BI" covers evaluation contexts, which are the basis of all of the advanced features of DAX.
Understanding Microsoft enterprise mobility solutions
- Feb 17, 2016
- This chapter explains how Microsoft enterprise mobility solutions address these areas and covers the basics of enterprise mobility management. It also covers considerations for selecting and deploying these solutions, as well as introducing a sample enterprise mobility management scenario that will be used throughout this book.
Understanding SSAS in SSMS and SQL Server Profiler
- Feb 4, 2009
- In this chapter from Smart Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008, learn the ins and outs of some tools you’ll use when working with Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) objects. After reading this chapter, you’ll be an expert in not only SQL Server Profiler but also SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and other tools that will make your work in SSAS very productive.
- Jun 15, 2012
- This chapter from Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition covers the structure of an IPv6 packet, the IPv6 header, IPv6 extension headers, IPv6 MTU, and upper-layer checksums.
Understanding the Windows I/O System
- Sep 15, 2012
- This chapter from Windows Internals, Part 2, 6th Edition lists the design goals of the Windows I/O system which have influenced its implementation. It covers the components that make up the I/O system, including the I/O manager, Plug and Play (PnP) manager, and power manager, and also examines the structure and components of the I/O system and the various types of device drivers.
Understanding values and references
- By John SharpMay 1, 2022
In this sample chapter from Microsoft Visual C# Step by Step, 10th Edition, you will learn how the characteristics of the primitive types such as int, double, and char differ from the characteristics of class types.
Understanding values and references
- By John SharpNov 21, 2018
In this sample chapter from Microsoft Visual C# Step by Step, 9th Edition, learn how the characteristics of primitive types—such as int, double, and char—differ from the characteristics of class types.
Understanding Values and References in Microsoft Visual C#
- Nov 18, 2015
- In this chapter from Microsoft Visual C# Step by Step, 8th Edition, you will learn how the characteristics of the primitive types, such as int, double, and char, differ from the characteristics of class types.
Unleashing the power of Excel with VBA
- By Bill Jelen, Tracy SyrstadApr 10, 2019
In this sample chapter from Microsoft Excel 2019 VBA and Macros, learn why Visual Basic for Applications (VBA ) combined with Microsoft Excel is one of the most powerful tools available to you.
- Apr 29, 2014
- In this chapter from Exam Ref 70-417: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 R2, you will learn how to configure Network Access Protection (NAP).
Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 R2: Configure Network Services and Access
- Apr 29, 2014
- The Configure Network Services and Access domain is another with just one objective tested on the 70-417 exam: Configure DirectAccess.
Use other services for machine learning
- Apr 11, 2018
In this sample chapter from Exam Ref 70-774 Perform Cloud Data Science with Azure Machine Learning, examine other services provided by Microsoft for machine learning including the Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit, HDInsights, SQL Server R Services, and more.
Using Advanced Find in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
- Sep 10, 2008
- In this chapter from Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Step by Step, you will learn to harness the power of the Advanced Find tool by creating a query, saving it as a system view that can be shared with others, and updating multiple records in the results set.
Using Arrays in Microsoft® Visual C#® 2013
- Nov 15, 2013
- In this chapter from Microsoft® Visual C#® 2013 Step by Step, you will learn to declare, create, populate and use an array, access and individual array element, iterate through an array.
- Jun 15, 2010
- This chapter from Microsoft Excel 2010 Plain & Simple explains the use of formulas and functions in Excel, including creating, editing, and debugging.
Using Formulas and Functions in Microsoft Excel 2013
- Apr 15, 2013
- This chapter from Microsoft Excel 2013 Plain & Simple shows you how to work with formulas and functions in Microsoft Excel 2013.
- May 15, 2013
- Learn how to set up the basic environment for your Lync phone, including adding or editing additional telephone numbers, setting your primary audio device, setting a secondary ringer, checking primary audio device call quality, and setting ringtones and sounds.
Using PowerPivot for SharePoint 2013
- May 15, 2013
- PowerPivot for SharePoint 2013 is the integration of the Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2012 SP1 engine with SharePoint 2013. Learn how PowerPivot for SharePoint can help you securely share, manage, and refresh the workbooks, and IT can securely manage and learn about the workbook’s usage.
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