Microsoft Access Basics
Microsoft Access Basics
Microsoft Access Basics
Abby Weitkamp
What is Access?
Access is a relational database application that lets you enter, manage and
run reports on large amounts of data.
You will need to learn how to use a database, including entering data into
forms and tables, running queries to search data, and producing meaningful
reports.
Databases
Objects
Tables
Queries
Forms
Reports
Records
What is a database?
A database allows users to enter, access, and analyze their data quickly and
easily.
Considered a collection of lists, therefore the more lists you have the more
complicated the database
In conclusion, because databases relate you can enter, search for, and analyze
data better and quicker
What is an object?
Object:
An item that allows you to enter, store, analyze, compile, etc. your data however
you want
Queries: way of searching and compiling data form one or more tables, its
like asking a question to your database
Reports: offer ability to present data in and easy-to-read format formed from
a table or query
To organize records, you can use the sort and filter commands
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