Part VI. Storing Stuff in Access
In this part . . .
Personal computers provide an excellent tool for storing large chunks of information in databases so you don't have to store this same information in filing cabinets. Databases can not only store huge amounts of data, they can also sort and search through that data, which makes them particularly valuable to businesses that need to track their customers, inventories, or assets. So it's no surprise that the more advanced (and expensive) versions of Microsoft Office 2007 include a special database program called (what's in a name?) Access.
For those of you who enjoy deciphering computer terminology, Access is a relational database. For those of you who prefer English, the previous sentence means that Access lets you store lots of stuff in a variety of ways so you can find it again — fast — when you need it.
This part of the book gets you started storing stuff in Access. The goal is to get you feeling comfortable enough to create databases with Access so you can store great huge stockpiles of useful information in your computer.
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