Let's take a walk through the paths you can take to create an Access desktop database, add data to it, and then learn about next steps towards customizing and using your new database.

It explains how to create a desktop database by using a template, and how to build a database from scratch by creating your own tables, forms, reports, and other database objects.

With Access, you can build a database without writing code or being a database expert. Well-designed templates help you quickly build databases. Easily find just the data you want with …

Intro to Access Create an Access database Add tables Use relationships Add and edit data Manage data with queries Create forms

Access provides several tools that you can use to familiarize yourself with the structure of a particular database. This article also explains how, when, and why you use each tool.

If your Access desktop database is going to be used by multiple users, well-designed forms is essential for efficiency and data entry accuracy. There are several ways of creating a form in …

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This article provides a brief overview of Access databases -- what they are, why you might want to use one, and what the different parts of a database do.

At this point, you might want to import or link your worksheet into Access and use it as a database instead of working with it in Excel. Or, perhaps you have data in an Access database for which …

If you're new to Access, start with these Access tutorial videos for training with Access 2013 and Access 2016. You can download these video Access tutorials or watch them online.