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Practice: Database Basics: It Should Look Like This

The document provides instructions for practicing basic database tasks in Microsoft Access, including creating a database called "Music Library" with a table called "CDs" containing fields about music albums. It describes how to enter sample data, create a form for data entry, build a query to extract certain fields, and generate a report sorted by genre from the table.

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Practice: Database Basics: It Should Look Like This

The document provides instructions for practicing basic database tasks in Microsoft Access, including creating a database called "Music Library" with a table called "CDs" containing fields about music albums. It describes how to enter sample data, create a form for data entry, build a query to extract certain fields, and generate a report sorted by genre from the table.

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PRACTICE: DATABASE BASICS

1. Open Microsoft Access.


2. Create a blank Access database in the Practice Access Files folder called Music
Library.
3. Create a new table with these fields:
CD Title
Artist
Genre
Date Purchased
4.
5.
6.
7.

Number of Songs
TIP: Do this in Design View.
Save the table as CDs.
Allow Access to create a Primary Key.
Rename the ID field (the Primary Key) Album ID.

8. Enter these data into the table to create the first record:
CD Title: Pearls on a String
Artist: Dusty Trails
Genre: Folk
Date purchased: 05/10/2001
Number of Songs: 14
TIP: Do this in Datasheet View.
It should look like this:

9. Close the CDs table.


10. Create a form for inputting data into the CDs table.
11. Save it as CDs Table Data Input.
It should look like this:

12. Use the form to enter information for four more CDs.
TIP: Feel free to make things up.
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Create a query that pulls out this information:

CD Title
Genre
Number of Songs
2

Save the query as Quick CD Notes.

Run the query.

It should look like this:

Create a report based on the CDs table.


4

Include all the fields of the CDs table in the report, and sort the records based on Genre.

TIP: Format the report using the Flow style.


5

Name the report CD Inventory.


It should look like this:

Close the report.

Exit Microsoft Access.

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