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Copyright 2007, Paradigm Publishing Inc. ACCESS 2007 Chapter 2 BACKNEXTEND 2-12 LINKS TO OBJECTIVES Creating Related Tables Creating Related Tables Determining Relationships Determining Relationships Primary Keys Foreign Keys Relationships Referential Integrity Referential Integrity Printing Relationships Printing Relationships Subdatasheets Features Summary Features Summary Creating a One-to-Many Relationship…/4 Join line is thick at both ends if referential integrity option has been chosen Save the Relationship by clicking the Save button in the Quick Access toolbar Join line This join line shows that each client may have many claims (1 to ∞)

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