Wallace Wang

Wallace Wang specializes in making complex topics understandable. His assorted For Dummies tech books have sold nearly half a million copies. He has a master’s degree in computer science along with side hustles in stand-up comedy and screenwriting because life is too short to focus on just one thing.

Articles & Books From Wallace Wang

Beginning Programming All-in-One For Dummies
Let there be code! Beginning Programming All-in-One For Dummies offers one guide packed with 7 books to teach you programming across multiple languages. Coding can seem complex and convoluted, but Dummies makes it simple and easy to understand. You’ll learn all about the principles of programming, algorithms, data structures, debugging programs, unique applications of programming and more while learning about some of the most popular programming languages used today.
Breaking into Acting For Dummies
Understand the business side of your showbiz career We all know acting can be a glittering whirl of glamour—plush red carpets, simply divine outfits, huge sums of money, and oh, the parties! But what a lot of wannabe actors forget is that it takes a lot of practical work to get to the flashbulbs of your first premiere, and that the savviest actors put as much stress on the business side of the profession as they do on the show.
Article / Updated 12-06-2018
If you haven’t noticed by now, plenty of features are buried in Office 2019 that you probably don’t need most of the time. However, if you’re a die-hard Office 2019 power user, you may want to peek at some of the more advanced features available to make your life easier.Although these advanced features may take time to learn and master, you may find the effort worth it to make Office 2019 behave exactly the way you want it to.
Article / Updated 12-06-2018
Access reports can be useful for displaying data, but you can go one step further and make your Access reports look visually pleasing as well. One way to change the appearance of an Access report is to use a predefined theme, which can instantly add color to make even the dullest Access report look interesting.
Article / Updated 12-06-2018
After you create an Access report, you can manipulate the data displayed in that report, such as sorting data in ascending or descending order, changing from portrait to landscape (or vice versa), or applying a filter that displays only data that meets a certain criteria.By using an Access report, you get a different view of your data.
Article / Updated 10-05-2021
To create an Access database, you need to first create a database table and then define the names of all the fields you want to store in that table. Access database tables let you divide a file into separate parts.For example, one database table may hold the names and addresses of all your customers, a second database table may hold the names and addresses of all your employees, and a third database table may hold the names and addresses of your suppliers.
Article / Updated 12-05-2018
The easiest way to create a report in Access is to use the Report Wizard, which guides you step by step through arranging and selecting which data to print on a report. To use the Report Wizard in Access, follow these steps: Click the Create tab. In the Reports group, click the Report Wizard icon.The Report Wizard dialog box appears.
Article / Updated 12-05-2018
Microsoft Office is famous for burying tons of useful features that most people never know about. Here, you discover some Office 2019 features so you can take advantage of them and make Office 2019 more convenient (and safer) for you to use. Saving Office 2019 files Most people dump their documents inside a folder in the Documents folder.
Article / Updated 01-10-2019
After you create an Access database from scratch or from a template, you may need to modify it by giving each field a descriptive name, defining the size of each field, or adding and deleting a field. With Access 2019, these tasks are easier than ever. Naming a field in Access 2019 If you create a database from scratch, Access displays generic field names such as Field1.
Article / Updated 12-05-2018
One problem with sorting or filtering an Access database table is that you must constantly define what you want to sort or filter. If you sort or filter your data a certain way on a regular basis, use a query to search an Access database instead.A query is nothing more than a saved version of your Access sort or filter criteria.