If you're familiar with Excel, you know how easy it is to get started entering data. You open a worksheet, click a cell, and start typing.

You can do the same thing in Access. You create a new database and enter data in a table — the component in a database that stores your data. If you're new to Access, tables are the backbone of any database.

This course explains how to create a new database, enter data in a table, and set each column in that table to accept a specific type of data. It's fast and it's easy, so don't let databases intimidate you.

To learn more about this course, read the text in Goals and About this course, or look at the table of contents. Then click Next to start the first lesson.