1. HANDS-ON TUTORIAL 1 By
ARLENE N. BARATANG

2. 1. From START menu select MS Office then click Microsoft Access 2010.

3. 2. Select BLANK Database 3 2
3-b

4. 3. Click then select Design View.4
Type table name. Example:
PatientRecord_tbl
Then click OK. 5

5. 4. Type the following fields, data type and decsription for each field.6

6. 5. Assign a Primary Key on Design View.
Select the Field. 7
Right-click and select Primary Key option. 8

7. 6. Inserting GENDER between MiddleInitial and Age.
Right-click on Age then select Insert Row.
Then type in Gender. Data Type: Text. Description: Patient’s gender 9 10

8. 7. On DESIGN VIEW, click the PatientNumber field then set the field properties as follows:
Click this button to select your option.
On the Input Mask, type: PN-999

9. 8. Set the properties of other fields as follow:
LAST NAME
Field Size: 50
Caption: LAST NAME
Required: Yes
Text Align: Left
FIRST NAME
Caption: FIRST NAME
MIDDLE INITIAL
Field Size: 5
Caption: M.I.
Required: Yes
Text Align: Left
GENDER
Field Size: 7
Caption: GENDER

10. Set field properties for the ff.: (cont.)
AGE
Field Size: Integer
Caption: AGE
Required: Yes
Text Align: Right
ADDRESS
Field Size: 80
Caption: HOME ADDRESS
Text Align: Left
BIRTHDAY
Format: Short Date
Caption: DATE OF BIRTH
Required: Yes
Text Align: General
Then SAVE your Field settings.

11. 9. Click the VIEW button then select Datasheet View
9. Click the VIEW button then select Datasheet View. Enter 10 records then save.
Display output after entering sample records.