MS Access Tutorial
MS Access Tutorial
org))
Access user Interface ( Guide to the Access user interface - Microsoft Support)/ ( Access
2016: Getting Started in Access (gcfglobal.org))
Introduction to objects ( Access 2016: Introduction to Objects (gcfglobal.org)) / ( MS
Access - Objects (tutorialspoint.com))
Working with tables (Access 2016: Working with Tables (gcfglobal.org)/ MS Access - Create
Tables (tutorialspoint.com)
Data Types ( MS Access - Data Types (tutorialspoint.com))
Query Data (MS Access - Query Data (tutorialspoint.com))
Query Criteria ( MS Access - Query Criteria (tutorialspoint.com))
Create a simple database table
For each database we need to assign a primary key, a primary key is a unique record that is not
duplicated. Every record will have a unique ID
Table relationships ( MS Access 2016 - Create Table Relationships)
Example 1
ID (Auto Number)
The difference between short text and long text is the field size, for the short text we have only 255
characters or for the long text no limit for the characters. We can also for the phone number put a
short text it’s not necessary the data type be a number as long as we don’t have a calculation.
City(short text)
Mailing List (Lookup Wizard) it’s to set my values if for example I want to send them an email
yes/no/ Maybe (Special offer)
DOB (date/time)
Once we finish on the ribbon on the top select datasheet view and let’s put some records
Manufacturer (short text and I can change the field size to 25 instead of 255 characters
Model ( short text) in the properties in the validation rule we type is not null and the validation text
you must enter a validation number
Engine capacity ( Number) validation rule: > 100 and validation text: the capacity should be greater
than 100
Hybrid (yes/no)