Name: ________________________________

Date: _______________

Period: __________

GETTING HELP IN ACCESS

Just like in Word and Excel, Access has help features that allow you to learn how to use the tools that are found
in the program. Please remember that F1 and the question mark will get you a help window that will allow
you to search for help on a feature. Hovering over a button will tell you the name and what it does.
Before you can begin, you will need to open the database file below titled
Getting Help in Access.accdb
Using the help button, find the answers to the following questions:
1. Is there an article that will help you create or remove a primary key from you access database?
__________ What is the name of the article? _______________________________________________________________________
2. Go into the article you referenced above. Scroll down until you see the Header that reads Primary
Keys. How many primary keys can a database have? _________
What are the 3 things a Primary Key does?
a. __________________________________________________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Find an article that introduces you to Data Types and Field Properties. Go into this article and scan
until you find a paragraph that what a data type is and what it does. What does a data type do?
___________________________________________________
4. Double click on Help Me in the Navigation Pane on the left hand side of the window. Click on the Home
tab and find the Views button. List the views you see there:
a. ________________________________
b. ________________________________
c. ________________________________
d. ________________________________
Complete the following table by writing down the name of each button and what it does.
Button
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10.

Name

Description

Name: _________________________________
Name: ________________________________

Date: _________________

Date: _______________

Watch the 6 minute video on e-chalk and use it to label the diagram below.

Period: __________

Period:______________