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MS-Access Basics

When working with Access for the first time, it is tempting to start filling tables right away and querying data to get fast results, but it's important to understand the basics of the relational database concept before pounding away at data. A good understanding of how a relational database works will help you take full advantage of Access as a powerful data analysis solution. This tutorial covers the fundamentals of Access and methods to bring data into the program.