Special Edition Using Microsoft® Office Access 2003

Chapter 6. Entering, Editing, and Validating Jet Table Data

In this chapter

• Entering Data in Access Tables

• Using Keyboard Operations for Entering and Editing Data

• Adding Records to a Table

• Selecting, Appending, Replacing, and Deleting Table Records

• Validating Data Entry

• Adding Records to the HRActions Table

• Testing Field and Table Validation Rules

• Troubleshooting

• In the Real World—Heads-Down Data Entry

Entering Data in Access Tables

Ease of data entry is a primary criterion for an effective database development environment. Most of your Access database applications probably will use forms for data entry. In many instances, however, entering data in Table Datasheet view is quicker than using a form, especially during the database development cycle. For example, ...