Create a Calculated Field in Access – Instructions

A picture that shows how to create a calculated field in Access in query design view.
Overview of Creating a Calculated Field in Access             You can easily create a calculated field in Access queries. A calculated field is a field that derives its value by performing a function on values from other table fields. It can also calculate values entered by hand. The field’s data only appears for the duration
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Hide a Query Field in Access – Instructions

A picture showing how to hide a query field in Access.
Overview of How to Hide a Query Field in Access             You can easily hide a query field in Access. Sometimes when you create queries, you need to add a field to the QBE grid for criteria purposes only. In this case, you don’t want the field itself to appear in the result set. Having
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Rename a Field in a Table in Access – Instructions and Video Lesson

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Overview of Renaming Table Fields in Access             You can rename a field in a table in Access that you have already created to change the field’s name. You should be extremely careful when you do this! This is because any changes you make to field names are not necessarily updated in all the previously
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Run a Query in Access – Instructions and Video Lesson

A picture showing how to run a query in Access when it is opened in query design view.
Overview of How to Run a Query in Access             You can run a query in Access when using query design view. To do this, click the “Query Design” contextual tab in the Ribbon. In older versions of Access, this tab is called the “Design” tab of the “Query Tools” contextual tab in the Ribbon,
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Set a Password on an Access Database – Instructions

A picture of a user starting to set a password on an Access database by first opening the database using the “Open Exclusive” command.
Overview of How to Set a Password on an Access Database             You can set a password on an Access database to prevent unauthorized access to the database file. To set a password on an Access database, you must first open the database using the “Open Exclusive” command. To do this, open Access and then
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Assign Macros to Events in Access – Instructions

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Overview of Assigning Macros to Events in Access             You can manually assign macros to events in Access forms by using the “Property Sheet” pane. This is an alternative to using the “Command Button Wizard.” This is most often used with command button controls in forms. However, you can also run macros for events that
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Add a Macro to a Button in Access – Instructions

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Overview of Adding Macros to Buttons in Access Forms             You can add a macro to a button in Access forms to run the macro when a user clicks the form’s button. To run macros in Access forms, you often assign a macro to an “event” associated with a command button control in a form.
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Standalone Macros in Access – Instructions

A picture of a user creating a standalone macro in Access.
Overview of Standalone Macros in Access             Standalone macros in Access are programs you create in a visual environment. In Access, standalone macros run a series of actions in a specified order. Unlike embedded macros, standalone macros in Access appear as separate objects under the “Macros” category in the database’s Navigation Pane.             Standalone macros
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