Datasheet

The Getting Started with Microsoft Office Access page contains various sections and
panes that allow you to create blank databases, open existing databases, and create
databases from
templates (formatted examples), either online or local.
Creating a new database
Creating a new database is a simple task. The major decision you need to make is
whether you want to
 Create a new blank database (as shown in Exercise 1-3 and Exercise 1-4).
 Create a new database that already contains a structure you’d like to use (as shown
in Exercise 1-5).
Blank databases
You typically use a new blank database when you want to start from scratch in creating
an Access application.
Exercise 1-3: Creating a New Blank Database from Access
In this exercise, you create a new blank database, which is a blank container that doesn’t
contain tables, queries, forms, reports, macros, or modules.
To create a new blank database, follow these steps:
1. Launch Microsoft Office Access by clicking the Start button or a desktop shortcut.
The Getting Started with Microsoft Office Access page appears.
2. Under the New Blank Database section near the top of the Access window centered
on the page, click the Blank Database icon.
The right pane in the Access window switches to the Blank Database pane.
3. Type Exercise1-3.accdb in the File Name text box.
If you don’t want to change the database’s location, skip to Step 5.
4. (Optional) If you need to change the location of the database, follow these steps:
a. Click the Folder icon to the right of the File Name text box.
The File New Database dialog box opens.
b. Navigate to a folder on your computer or network where you’d like to save
the new blank database.
c. Click OK.
The File New Database dialog box closes, and you return to the Getting
Started with Microsoft Office Access page.
5. Click the Create button underneath the File Name text box in the Blank Database
pane.
Access creates the
Exercise1-3.accdb database in the specified folder and
opens the database showing Table1.
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