Microsoft Access Tutorial B Cengage Learning（Microsoft Access教程B Cengage学习）.pdfVIP

Microsoft Access Tutorial B TUTORIAL Microsoft Access is a relational database package that runs on the Microsoft Windows operating system. This tutorial was pre- pared using Access 2003. Before using this tutorial, you should know the fundamentals of Microsoft Access and know how to use Windows. This tutorial teaches you some advanced Access skills you’ll need to do data- base case studies. This tutorial concludes with a discussion of com- mon Access problems and how to solve them. A preliminary caution: Always observe proper file-saving and closing procedures. Use these steps to exit from Access: (1) File— Close, then (2) File—Exit. This gets you back to Windows. Always end your work with these two steps. Never pull out your disk, CD, or other portable storage device and walk away with work remaining on the screen, or you will lose your work. To begin this tutorial, you will create a new database called Employee. AT THE KEYBOARD Open a new database (in the Task Pane—New—Blank database). (According to Microsoft, the Task Pane is a universal remote con- trol, which saves the user steps.) Call the database Employee. If you are saving to a floppy disk, first select the drive (A:), and then enter the filename. EMPLOYEE.mdb would be a good choice. Your opening screen