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Creating Access Table

The document provides instructions for creating an Access database and setting up tables within it. It describes how to name and save the database file, design database tables by adding and configuring fields, and enter data into the tables. Key steps include clicking "Blank Database" to start, naming and saving the database, switching to "Design View" to set up fields for each table, and changing to "Data Sheet View" to enter records into the tables.

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Creating Access Table

The document provides instructions for creating an Access database and setting up tables within it. It describes how to name and save the database file, design database tables by adding and configuring fields, and enter data into the tables. Key steps include clicking "Blank Database" to start, naming and saving the database, switching to "Design View" to set up fields for each table, and changing to "Data Sheet View" to enter records into the tables.

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Creating Access

Database
Click Blank Database to create
a database

Type in the name of the Database


(File Name) e.g. Marina
Select the location of the database file ~
Remember to select Desktop

Click CREATE to create the


database
Set up the first database table

Click Design View to change


the view to Design View

Type in the name of the


database table e.g. Marina,
then click OK
You can construct the structure of the database table now

Highlight the first row to select


it.

Then Select Delete Row to


remove it as it is not needed
in your database table
Now you can enter the field one by one.

Type in the field name of the first field


e.g. MarinaNumber

Select the file type of the field:


e.g. Short Text
Type in the field size
e.g. 4

Type in the filed description


You need to set up the first field as KEY field (Primary Key)

(A Key Field/Primary

Key is used to unique identify

record)
Highlight the first row (field)

Click the Primary Key

You can see a key icon appear


on the left hand side.
Repeat the steps to add other fields
until add fields are added.
Remark: You do need to set other fields to be a primary key.

After entering all the fields, check it once again before next state,
especially the filed type and field size.
Click the Data Sheet View to change to
Data Sheet View in order to enter data

Remember to save your design.


After you have set up the table, you can enter the data.

Click the Data Sheet View to


change to the Data sheet View

Now you can enter the data into the table.


Remember enter data record by record (row by row)
請橫向輸入資料，請勿直向輸入.

Enter data here


After you have enter the data for the first table, you can create the
second table.

Close the first table


Select Create from the menu,
then Click Data Table

Switch to Design View and set up the second table.

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