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1.
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Click
Start
à
All Programs
à
Microsoft Office
à
Microsoft Office Access 2003. |
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2.
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Click
Create a new file in the
Getting Started page of the Task Pane.
Click
Blank
database from the New File page
of the Task Pane:
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When the File New
Database dialogue box (aka My Computer dialogue box) appears,
click the
My Documents
button in the My Places toolbar:
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4.
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Click the
New
Folder button ( ) in the
dialogue box and name it
My
Database.
Click
OK. |
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5.
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At the bottom of the
File New Database dialogue box, click in the
text
box beside File name: and type
My Sample Database.
Click the
Create
button.
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6.
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A new window will appear
in Access, the My Sample Database window. We will use this
database and the Northwind sample database to experiment with as
we progress through this manual.
(If you like,
click
Help à
Sample Databases
à
Northwind Sample Database to
see a fully designed and implemented sample database.) |
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7.
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Close
Microsoft Access 2003. |
