Let's take a walk through the paths you can take to create an Access desktop database, add data to it, and then learn about next steps towards customizing and using your new database.

With Access, you can build a database without writing code or being a database expert. Well-designed templates help you quickly build databases. Easily find just the data you want with queries. Instantly …

It explains how to create a desktop database by using a template, and how to build a database from scratch by creating your own tables, forms, reports, and other database objects.

Access video training Quick start Intro to Access Create an Access database Add tables Use relationships Add and edit data

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Access provides several tools that you can use to familiarize yourself with the structure of a particular database. This article also explains how, when, and why you use each tool.

If your Access desktop database is going to be used by multiple users, well-designed forms is essential for efficiency and data entry accuracy. There are several ways of creating a form in an Access …

This article provides a brief overview of Access databases -- what they are, why you might want to use one, and what the different parts of a database do.

You can download these video Access tutorials or watch them online. Get started learning about Access with any these courses that explain the most common beginner and intermediate complexity parts of …

ANSI-92 is used when you want your syntax to be compliant with a Microsoft SQL Server™ database. It's recommended that you don't mix the two types of wildcards in the same database.