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Special Edition Using® Microsoft® Office 2003
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Special Edition Using® Microsoft® Office 2003

by Ed Bott, Woody Leonhard
September 2003
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
1368 pages
56h 14m
English
Que
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Chapter 38 Entering, Finding, and Filtering Data
Restricting Data Entry
Even the most carefully designed database is worthless if it contains inaccurate or inconsis-
tent data. Unfortunately, the data-entry process is typically tedious, and even a highly moti-
vated, well-trained worker can become tired or distracted. When fingers slip or the mind
wanders, errors are inevitable. You can’t prevent users from accidentally typing incorrect
data, but you can define rules that prevent Access from storing errors.
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Some of the most effective data restrictions are side effects of the data type you specify
for a field. Trying to enter text in a Numeric ...
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