- Getting Started
Getting Started
Access is accessed (pun yes?) from clicking Start, Programs, Microsoft Office 2000 (we'll be using 2000), and Microsoft Access. A dialog box appears. For this exercise, click "Blank Access database" and save it as database.mdb (.mdb stands for Microsoft Database). A window appears as shown. This window holds all the access to the data in your database. A table is a spreadsheet style window similar to Excel. Queries are items that can link tables. Forms a
re ways of presenting data. Reports are printouts of the data collected. There are three ways to enter data, through design view, a wizard, and by manually entering data. To begin learning how to operate Access, click one of the items in the Objects window.
