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Part I: Basic Training
After you’ve downloaded the template (or chosen a template that was avail-
able in your installed copy of Access), you can start building data into it.
There’s one major difference from the previous procedure that uses this
right side of the Available Templates panel to build a database from scratch
(naming it, choosing a place to store it): Instead of having a blank “Table1”
and nothing else, the template gives you pre-made tables, reports, queries,
and forms (in various combinations and numbers, all based on the tem-
plate you chose) and they’re all set up — all you have to do is start entering
records. Figure 1-17 shows the populated list of database components that
comes with the Web Contacts database template.
Figure 1-17:
The basic
fields for
each table
are already
set up for
you, along
with reports
based on
the table’s
fields.
Just like a table you build from scratch, template-based tables need to be
populated with data. You can change field names (see Chapter 5 for direc-
tions) and add and remove fields, too. After you tweak them until they’re
appropriate for your database, you can begin entering records, one field at
a time.
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