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.

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 …

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.

In a relational database, you divide your information into separate, subject-based tables. You then use table relationships to bring the information together as needed.

One of the best ways to learn about a particular database is by using the Database Documenter. You use the Database Documenter to build a report containing detailed information about the objects in a …

Training: To quickly create a desktop database, use an Access template, or create one from scratch to meet your specific needs. Watch how in this online video.

If you want to organize and manage your data with Access but just don't want to spend time creating a database from scratch, try using a desktop database template. What is an Access template? An …

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.

In a relational database, you organize your information into multiple tables. In a well designed relational database, each table is flat and contains information about only one type of data.

This sample database is designed to teach anyone the fundamentals of how to use Access as a database. Using a sales tracking system with a simple but correct data model as an example, it …