Microsoft® Office System Step by Step -- 2003 Edition

Chapter 9. Creating a New Database

Chapter 9 at a Glance

In this chapter you will learn to:
✓	Creating a Database Structure the Simple Way.
✓	Checking the Work of a Wizard.
✓	Creating Tables the Simple Way.
✓	Refining How Data Is Displayed.
✓	Manipulating Table Columns and Rows.

Creating the structure for a database is easy. But an empty database is no more useful than an empty Microsoft Office Word document or an empty Microsoft Office Excel worksheet. It is only when you fill, or populate, a database with data in tables that it starts to serve a purpose. As you add queries, forms, and reports, it becomes easier to use. If you customize it with a switchboard ...