Mouse to Keys Access97 gives clear keyboard instructions on how to design and use a database.

Access97 has some great new features:

Automatically establishes relationships between tables and queries.

Provides Links to Word and Excel so that Reports can be designed in your preferred program.

TOPIC 1 DESIGNING A DATABASE

1.1 Steps In Designing A Database

1.2 Common design problems

1.3 Primary Key Fields and Relationships

TOPIC 2 TABLES

2.1 Create a Table in a Datasheet or use Wizards.

2.2 Create or Modify a Table in Design View

2.3 Field Properties

2.4 Relationships And Primary Keys

TOPIC 3 QUERIES

3.1 Create Queries using Wizards

3.2 Create a Query in Design View

3.3 Specifying Criteria

TOPIC 4 FORMS

4.1 Create a Form using the Form Wizard

4.2 Create a Form in Design View.

4.3 Subforms

TOPIC 5 REPORTS

5.1 Create a Report using the Wizard

5.2 Mail Label Wizard

5.3 Create a Report in Design View

5.4 Create a Report in a Word Document using Office Links

TOPIC 6 MACROS

6.1 Create a Macro

TOPIC 7 MODULES

7.1 Class Modules

SECTION 2 MENU BAR

TOPIC 1 FILE MENU

1.1 Create a New Database and Open a Database

1.2 Saving and Closing Objects

1.3 Printing Objects

TOPIC 2 EDIT MENU

2.1 Cut or Copy or Delete

2.2 Find and Replace

2.3 Cursor Movement Keys and Selecting Data

TOPIC 3 View Menu

3.1 View Menu in Database Window

3.2 View Menu in Object Windows

TOPIC 4 Insert menu

4.1 Insert Objects, Records, Fields

TOPIC 5 FORMAT MENU

5.1 In Open Table or Query.

5.2 In Form Design View and Report Design View

TOPIC 6 RECORDS MENU

TOPIC 7 QUERY MENU

TOPIC 8 Tools menu

8.1 Spell Checking

8.2 AutoCorrect

8.3 Analysing A Database

8.4 Securing a Database

8.5 Macro

8.6 User Options

TOPIC 9 Help

9.1 What's This?

9.2 Office Assistant

9.3 Index and Contents

9.4 Navigating Windows Help Screens.

TOPIC 10 SHORTCUT KEYS