Access XP
Using a Wizard to Create the Contact Management Database
Launching the Database Wizard
The Contact Management database was created using the Microsoft Access Database Wizard. We will briefly review the steps involved in creating this database.
Microsoft Access XP is equipped with a database wizard that can be used to create any of ten simple databases: Asset Tracking, Contact Management, Event Management, Expenses, Inventory Control, Ledger, Order Entry, Resource Scheduling, Service Call Management, and Time and Billing.
In this lesson we will briefly review the steps involved in creating the Contact Management database.
How the Contact Management Database was Created Using the Database Wizard:
- Choose FileNew from the menu bar.
- Click once on the Databases tab near the top of the New window.
- If the Templates window does not show, you may need to select On my computer from the task pane on the right side of your screen.
- Click once to select on the Contact Management icon.
- Click the OK button to launch the wizard.
- Specify the location where the database will be saved.