Step 1: Choose a Database

From the New dialog box, look through the wizards on the Databases tab to find the type of database you want to create and double-click the wizard name. To create an asset tracking database, for example, double-click Asset Tracking. 

 

 

 

Step 2: Name the Database

Next, name your new database file. Either accept the name supplied by Access or type your own in the File Name text box. Make it something that will be easy to identify the next time you want to use the database. Click Create to continue. 

 

 

 

 

Step 3: Determine the Structure

The first wizard dialog box tells you that you are creating a database. Click Next. The next box has options for the actual structure of your database, including the tables that will be created and the fields to be included. Choose the table from the left and select (or deselect) the fields to use in the right. Click Next. 

 

 

 

 

Step 4: Choose a Screen Display

The next dialog box offers you several choices of backgrounds for screen displays and forms in the database. Click each name in the list to display the sample background. Choose a background and click Next. 

 

 

 

 

Step 5: Choose a Style for Reports

From the next dialog box, choose the style for your printed reports and click Next to continue.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 6: Enter a Title

Enter a title for your database (it can be the same or different from the file name used in step 2). Indicate whether to include a picture on all reports. (If you choose to include a picture, you will have to locate the picture file you want to use by clicking the Picture button.) Click Next. 

 

 

 

Step 7: Last Dialog Box

In the final dialog box, you can choose to start the database immediately. Click Finish to create your new database.