Creating a Table Using a Table Template

Creating a Table Using a Table Template

If you look in the Wedding List sample database (WeddingList.accdb) included on the companion CD, you’ll find it very simple, with one main table and a few supporting tables for data such as titles, cities, and groups. Most databases are usually quite a bit more complex. For example, the Housing Reservations sample database contains six main tables, and the Conrad Systems Contacts sample database contains more than a dozen tables. If you had to create every table "by hand," it could be quite a tedious process.

Fortunately, Access 2007 comes with table templates to help you build a few common tables. Let’s move ...

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