1 Manipulating Data with Databases and Tables
Using Access 2010, you use databases and tables to manipulate data.
In this chapter, you will learn what a relational database is. You will then discover some of the exciting things you can do with Microsoft Access. With that information under your belt, you will begin working with existing Access databases. You will learn both how to navigate the data in a table and how to edit the data that you are viewing. Finally, you’ll learn how to search for specific data that you want to work with.
What Is a Relational Database?
The term database means different things to different people. For many years, in the world of xBase (that is, dBASE, FoxPro, CA-Clipper, and other older database technologies), database ...
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