Datasheet

After you select the fields you want to use, the next step depends on which
task you’re performing. If you’re creating a query, you may want to specify
criteria or a sort order. If you’re creating a form or a report, specify the layout
of the form or report. If you’re using a wizard to create the form or report,
you simply choose from a set of predefined layouts. If you’re working in
design mode, you need to manually place the fields where you want them.
When your query, form, or report is finished, you name and save the final
layout. If necessary, you can always return to the query, form, or report in
design mode to make additional changes.
It’s easy to become confused when you save objects in Access. Even though
you use the standard File
➪Save command to save queries, forms, and
reports, you aren’t saving those items outside of Access. The objects are all
saved within the Access database file, and you can view those objects only
from within Access.
Access Add-Ons and Extra Cool Tools
You may not realize this, but quite a few add-ons and extras are available to
help you work with Access. These tools aren’t built in to Access, but they do
offer an awful lot of help when you’re developing an Access database. Most of
these add-ons come from third-party developers, although Microsoft does
offer a few, too.
Figure 1-7:
Access has
wizards like
this one to
help you
create
queries,
forms, or
reports.
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