1. Microsoft Access 2013
Bobby Wan

2. Introduction
Each Access database consists of multiple objects that let you interact with data. Databases can include forms for entering data, queries for searching within it, reports for analyzing it, and of course, tables for storing it

4. Designing a Simple Query
The real power of a relational database is in the ability to quickly retrieve and analyze your data by running a query. Queries allow you to pull information from one or more tables based on a set of search conditions you define. In this lesson, you will learn how to create a simple one-table query.

5. What are queries?
Queries are a way of searching for and compiling data from one or more tables. Running a query is like asking a detailed question of your database. When you build a query in Access, you are defining specific search conditions to find exactly the data you want.

6. How are queries used?
When you run a query, the results are presented to you in a table, but when you design one you use a different view. This is called Query Design view, and it lets you see how your query is put together.

7. To create a simple one-table query
Select the Create tab on the Ribbon, and locate the Queries group.
Click the Query Design command.
Access will switch to Query Design view. In the Show Table dialog box that appears,
select the table you would like to run a query on. Click Add then Close.

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4. The selected table will appear as a small window in the Object Relationship pane. In the table window, double-click the field names you would like to include in your query. They will be added to the Design Grid in the bottom part of the screen.

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5. Set the search criteria by clicking on the cell in the Criteria: row of each field you would like to filter 6. After you have set your criteria, run the query by clicking the Run command on the Design tab.

10. Modifying queries
When you open an existing query in Access, it is displayed in Datasheet view, meaning you will see your query results in a table. To modify your query, you must enter Design view, the view you used when creating it.
On the Home tab of the Ribbon, click the View command. Select Design View from the drop-down menu that appears.
Once in Design view, make the desired changes, then select the Run command to view your updated results.

11. Introduction - FORMS
While you can always enter data directly into database tables, you might find it easier to use forms. They are a way of requiring information in a specific format, which means the person filling out the form knows exactly which information to include and where to put it. This is just as true of forms in Access!

12. Why use forms?

13. Working with forms To open an existing form:
In the Navigation pane, locate the form you would like to open. Forms are marked with the icon.
Double-click the desired form. It will open and appear as a tab in the Document Tabs bar.

14. Entering and modifying data in Form
To add a new record:
In the Records group on the Home tab of the Ribbon, click the New command.
On the Record Navigation bar at the bottom of the window, click the New Record button.

15. Introduction - Reports
Reports allow you to organize and present your data in a reader-friendly, visually appealing format.

16. To create a report:
Reports give you the ability to present components of your database in an easy-to-read, printable format. Access lets you create reports from both tables and queries Select the Create tab on the Ribbon. Locate the Reports group, then click the Report command.