Microsoft Access Support

Microsoft Access is the world's most popular desktop database. It is supplied as part of thestudent microsoft office suite and forms the database component. It is seen as the hardest office suite application to learn, although there are two ways of looking at this.

For simple databases MS Access has proven to be a great user friendly tool. A few clicks of the mouse and use of the step by step wizards will guide you through the basics of creating a quick database. However, things can get complicated when you want to tailor the database system to your own business needs. It is at this point that you need to rely on Microsoft Access support which can come in a variety of forms. You may decide to call Microsoft to get an engineer to solve your problem. The other alternatives are to search the internet for the solution to the problem or purchase a book.

The level of Microsoft Access support will depend on the nature and complexity of the problem you have. If your issue is generic in nature then it should not take long to find the solution. However, if it is more of a system issue then it may be worth posting the problem on a Microsoft Access forum. Some forums give answers almost instantly and some experts will even email the solution.

If you are creating a simple data entry screen with perhaps one table data source you are unlikely to encounter any major problems. This type of application can be created easily with the in built wizards. You will be asked a series of questions and depending on your answers, a screen form will be created. Moving beyond this simple example may require further reading or support.

Modern databases tend to be relational in nature. What does this mean? As an example imagine you are creating a database to record cheapest microsoft office and their courses taken. In order to find how many students attended a particular course you would have to extract data from the student's data table and the courses data table. These tables have to be linked somehow and this is what is called relating tables together. Many beginners to database terminology have trouble understanding this step. It is however vital if you want to have a robust working database.

Other advanced topics are for example moving MS Access data to MS Excel and vice versa. One nice thing about the products in the MS Office suite is that they can all communicate with one another. You may find extra Microsoft Access support is needed for some of the more advanced topics.