Creating the database
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Opening the
application
Go to the start menu
-> programs -> Microsoft Access.
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Microsoft Access
allows you to create a blank database and then add the tables, forms, reports,
and other objects later. Each database element must be defined separately.
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When Microsoft Access
first starts up, a dialog box is displayed with options to create a new
database or open an existing one. If this dialog box is displayed, choose the
Blank Access Database radio button, and then click OK.
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If you had already started Microsoft Access, click on the toolbar, and then
double-click the Database icon on the General tab, to create a blank database.
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Microsoft Access is going to create a file to store the necessary
components of your database. From the File New Database dialog box, in the File
Name edit box, type the name of your database. Click Create to create the new
database.