views of data and information. . . Access Basics for Creating a Database When a new database is created from the scratch, there is complete control over the database objects, their properties and the relationships.
In order to create a new database without the help of database wizard (that is an automated process in Access), the following steps are required : (i) Open Access Window to choose blank Access database and click OK button. (ii) Access responds by displaying File New Database dialog box, which prompts the designer to enter a file name and a location for the database. This must be followed by clicking Create button. (iii) If the task pane is not open, choose File from menu bar and click at new to open the task pane to create a new database.
. . Creating of Tables in Access The creation of tables in Access requires the following steps and understanding of the components of table object. Click at Tables object of Access, followed by double click at create table by design view .
This results in providing a table window, the upper part of which has three columns: Field Name, Data Type and Description. It is meant to define the schema of a table being created. Each of its rows corresponds to a column of the table being created. Two primary properties of the column of a table are its field name and data type.
(a) Field name : refers to column name of the table being created. The name of the column should be a string of contiguous characters. The Field name is meant to define the name of column to be created, followed by data type of such column. The designer can optionally provide description of the column also.
Once the data type is defined, the designer can further specify the properties of each column in the lower part of the Table window. (b) Data Types : Access supports different data types, the details of which are as given below : Text : It is used for a string of characters: words or numbers that are