Adding Fields in a database

[Robert Fuller]

I was recently given Microsoft Office 97. I have created
a database in Access 97. I want to add another field and
I want to create address labels and a form letter. I
haven't figured out how to do any of those things. Will
you help me?

 

[John Vinson]

I was recently given Microsoft Office 97. I have created
a database in Access 97. I want to add another field and
I want to create address labels and a form letter. I
haven't figured out how to do any of those things. Will
you help me?

To add a field, open the Tables tab and select the table; open it in
design view (by clicking the icon with the triangle and compass).

Type in a new field name on one of the vacant rows in the design grid,
and specify an appropriate datatype.

Address Labels would be created by putting the addresses into an
appropriate table, and creating a Report using the Label Wizard.

A Form Letter would be a different kind of Report.

You may want to find a good introductory book on Access; it's got a
much steeper learning curve than Word or Excel.