GO! with Office 2013 Volume By: Shelley Gaskin, Alicia Vargas, and Carolyn McLellan Access Chapter Introduction to Microsoft Access 2013 Objectives • Identify Good Database Design • Create a Table and Define Fields in a Blank Desktop Database • Change the Structure of Tables and Add a Second Table • Create a Query, Form, and Report • Close a Database and Exit Access Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall Objectives (cont.) • Use a Template to Create a Database • Organize Objects in the Navigation Pane • Create a New Table in a Database Created with a Template • Print a Report and a Table Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall Identify Good Database Design • Database—an organized collection of data • Data—facts related to a specific topic or purpose • Information—data that is organized and useful • Flat database—simple database file not linked to any other collection of data • Relational database—database that has multiple collections of related data Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall Identify Good Database Design (cont.) • Tables—foundation of database where data is organized into rows and columns • Record—all categories of data pertaining to one person, place, or idea represented by a row in a database table • Field—a single piece of information for every record Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall Identify Good Database Design (cont.) • The first principle of good database design—organize data in the tables so that redundant data does not occur • The second principle of good database design—use techniques that ensure the accuracy and consistency of data as it is entered Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall Create a Table and Define Fields in a Blank Desktop Database Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall Create a Table and Define Fields in a Blank Desktop Database (cont.) Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall Create a Table and Define Fields in a Blank Desktop Database (cont.) Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall Change the Structure of Tables and Add a Second Table Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 10 Change the Structure of Tables and Add a Second Table (cont.) Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 11 Change the Structure of Tables and Add a Second Table (cont.) Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 12 Change the Structure of Tables and Add a Second Table (cont.) Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 13 Create a Query, Form, and Report Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 14 Create a Query, Form, and Report (cont.) Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 15 Create a Query, Form, and Report (cont.) Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 16 Close a Database and Exit Access Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 17 Use a Template to Create a Database Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 18 Use a Template to Create a Database (cont.) Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 19 Organize Objects in the Navigation Pane Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 20 Create a New Table in a Database Created with a Template Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 21 Print a Report and a Table Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 22 Summary • Normalization ensures the data in your database is accurate and organized • Databases can be created from scratch or from a template • Before entering records, define data types and name the fields • Forms, Queries, and Reports are objects used in Access Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 23 Questions Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 24 Copyright All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher Printed in the United States of America Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall 25 ... Hall Identify Good Database Design (cont.) • The first principle of good database design—organize data in the tables so that redundant data does not occur • The second principle of good database... Publishing as Prentice Hall Identify Good Database Design (cont.) • Tables—foundation of database where data is organized into rows and columns • Record—all categories of data pertaining to one person,... a New Table in a Database Created with a Template • Print a Report and a Table Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Publishing as Prentice Hall Identify Good Database Design • Database—an