Access DatabaseAccess Database

Things to Know…Things to Know…

Your database is Your database is managed from managed from this this DATABASE DATABASE WINDOWWINDOW::

There are 7 OBJECTS within your There are 7 OBJECTS within your database & we’ll focus on 4 of database & we’ll focus on 4 of these:these:

1.1. TABLESTABLES

2.2. QUERIESQUERIES

3.3. FORMSFORMS

4.4. REPORTSREPORTS

Each object has Each object has different different views…views…

QUERYSQUERYS

You can make a lot of You can make a lot of changes in design view!changes in design view!

TABLESTABLES

FORMSFORMS

REPORTREPORTSS

THE PRIMARY KEY CANNOT THE PRIMARY KEY CANNOT HAV A HAV A NULL VALUENULL VALUE! (AN ! (AN EMPTY VALUE)EMPTY VALUE)

Type in a number value so that Access will let you move on!

GARBAGE IN = GARBAGE IN = GARBAGE OUT! (GIGO)GARBAGE OUT! (GIGO)

Be careful to type in accurate Be careful to type in accurate data.data.

Make sure all is spelled Make sure all is spelled correctly.correctly.

Make sure titles are in “title Make sure titles are in “title case” = All Words Have First case” = All Words Have First Letters CapitalizedLetters Capitalized

Use Your Wizards!Use Your Wizards!

Wizards walk you through a Wizards walk you through a series of steps to make objects!series of steps to make objects!

Be sure to Be sure to selectselect the table or the table or query you want to use!query you want to use!

Then choose the fields using the Then choose the fields using the arrow buttons…arrow buttons…