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Part I: Basic Training
Figure 1-13:
An existing
table, ready
for records.
A database file holds all your database components. Everything associated
with the data is part of the database, including
✓ All the tables that house your data
✓ Queries that help you search and use the data
✓ Reports that show what your data is and what it means
✓ Forms that allow people to view, enter, and edit data
After Access is open, you can click the Blank Database button (shown in
Figure 1-14) to get started. Actually, the assumption is that you’ll start this
way, so the Blank Database options already appear on the right side of the
panel, also shown in Figure 1-14. If you’ve already clicked one of the other
options (under Available Templates), you can click Blank Database to redis-
play the panel shown in Figure 1-14.
At this point you can give your database a name (see the File Name box on
the right), and click the Create button. To take this slowly and step-by-step
(always a good idea for your first time), read on:
1. With Access open and the Available Templates panel displayed, click
the Blank Database button under the Available Templates heading.
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