1. Access Database Things to Know…

2. Your database is managed from this DATABASE WINDOW:

3. There are 7 OBJECTS within your database & we’ll focus on 4 of these: 1. TABLES 2. QUERIES 3. FORMS 4. REPORTS

4. Each object has different views…

5. QUERYS

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

7. TABLES

8. FORMS

9. REPORTS

10. THE PRIMARY KEY CANNOT HAV A NULL VALUE! (AN EMPTY VALUE) Type in a number value so that Access will let you move on!

11. GARBAGE IN = GARBAGE OUT! (GIGO) Be careful to type in accurate data. Be careful to type in accurate data. Make sure all is spelled correctly. Make sure all is spelled correctly. Make sure titles are in “title case” = All Words Have First Letters Capitalized Make sure titles are in “title case” = All Words Have First Letters Capitalized

12. Use Your Wizards! Wizards walk you through a series of steps to make objects! Wizards walk you through a series of steps to make objects!

13. Be sure to select the table or query you want to use! Then choose the fields using the arrow buttons…