Using a template to create a Database
Access 2000 comes with a number of database templates. A template is an empty database framework built for a specific purpose. A database template contains empty tables as well as defined queries, forms, and reports to store and analyze data for a particular purpose (your expenses, or the data you need in order to bill your clients).
When you create a database with an Access template, you first choose the template that you will use from the New Database dialog box.
These are the steps to create a database from a template:
- Open Access. Choose the Access Database Wizards, Pages, and Projects option on the initial dialog box and click OK.
- If Access is already open, click the Open button on the toolbar, press Ctrl-N or choose File>>New from the menu. Click the Databases tab on the New dialog box.
- Choose the database template you want from the Databases tab of the New dialog box and click OK.
- You see the File New Database dialog box. Give the database a name (and you might also want to specify a folder) and click Create. Access will automatically add the .mdb extension to the file name you provide.
- Access creates a database and starts the wizard for the template you chose. Work through the template choosing tables, fields, and styles from the choices provided.
