CREATING A DATABASE
USING MICROSOFT ACCESS 2003


 

Starting Access

Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar.

Point to All Programs on the Start menu.

Point to Microsoft Office on the All Programs submenu.

Click Microsoft Access 2003.

 

The Access window appears.

 

access window

Click File, New and then click On My Computer. (see figure 2 below)

 

Figure 2

new file window

 

 

Click Blank Database which will open the File New Database dialog window.

 

blank database window

 

 

 

In the "File New Database" dialog box, provide a disk drive for this tutorial, (we will use the a: drive) and file name and click the "Create" button to create the new database and to open the database control panel.

 

file new database window

 

After clicking the CREATE button, you will be sent on your way to

CREATE A TABLE

 

create table

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5/27/05