Overview Importing text files Creating Forms Creating Reports.
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Importing files• You can create or populate a table in Access by
importing data from External files (including text file, Excel file or files from other database applications e.g. SQL database files.)
• For importing a text file, Click on the “External Data” tab and click on text file.
• An importing dialog box appears which helps you through the importing process . Click on the “browse” button and navigate to the location of the text file that you wish to import and click on OK.
Importing a Text File
A normal Text file has been converted into a regular Table in Access by
Importing it.
Creating Forms
• Like Datasheet view, Forms can be used to manipulate records in a table.
• To create a Simple form, click on the “create” tab and select the table for which you want to create form and click on the “Form” button.
• Click on the save button and specify a name for your form.
Form views
• Two views for modifying the form:Form view: This view is used to change records in
the table, e.g. add/delete/modifyLayout view: To change the layout of the form, e.g.
add/delete/change labels and fields.