MS Access The FundamentalsMS Access - The Fundamentals
MS Access Fundamentals
Introduction to Databases
What's New in Access 2003
Starting Access and Opening a Database
Understanding the Access Program Screen
Using Menus
Using Toolbars
Filling Out Dialog Boxes
Keystroke and Right Mouse Button Shortcuts
Opening and Modifying Database Objects
Working with Multiple Windows
Tour of a Table
Adding, Editing, and Deleting Records
Tour of a Form
Tour of a Query
Tour of a Report
Previewing and Printing a Database Object
Selecting Data
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Data
Using Undo
Checking Your Spelling
Getting Help
Changing the Office Assistant and Using the Button
Using the Zoom Box
Closing a Database and Exiting Access
Review
Microsoft Access is a powerful database program you can use to store all kinds of information from a simple list of recipes to an inventory catalog with tens of thousands of products. Once information is stored in a Microsoft Access database, it's easy to find, analyze, and print.
Of all the programs in the Microsoft Office suite, Microsoft Access is the one that most intimidates people. "Mastering Microsoft Excel or Word was hard enough," they think. "How can I ever understand a complicated program like Access?" While it's true that Microsoft Access has many advanced features (there are computer consultants whose only job is programming Access databases), creating and working with a Microsoft Access database is probably a whole lot easier than you think.