Exploring Queries
One way you can locate information in an Access database is to create queries. You use queries to locate information so that you can view, change, or analyze it in various ways. You can also use the results of queries as the basis for other Access objects.
A query is essentially a question. For example, you might ask, "Which records in the Customer table have the value 98052 in the Postal Code field?" When you run a query (the equivalent of asking a question), Access looks at all the records in the table or tables you have specified, finds those that match the criteria you have defined, and displays them in a datasheet.
For Access to be able to answer your questions, you have to structure queries in a specific way. Each type of ...
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