Create a new database

• Create new databases, create databases using templates, create databases in older formats, create databases using wizards

Manage relationships and keys

• Edit references between tables, create and modify relationships, set primary key fields, enforce referential integrity, set foreign keys, view relationships

Navigate through a database

• Navigate to specific records, set a form as the startup option, use navigation forms, set navigation options, change views

Protect and maintain a database

• Compact databases, repair databases, back up databases, split data bases, encrypt databases with a password, merge databases, recover data from backups

Print and export a database

• Print reports, print records, maintain backward compatibility, save databases as templates, save databases to external locations, export to alternate formats

Create a table

• Create new tables, import external data into tables, create linked tables from external sources, import tables from other database, create tables from templates and application parts

Format a table

• Hide fields in tables, change data formats, add total rows, add table descriptions, rename tables

Manage records

• Update records, add new records, delete records, append records from external data, find and replace data, sort records, filter records, group records

Create and modify fields

• Add fields to tables, add a validation rules to fields, change field captions, change field sizes, change field data types, configure fields to auto-increment, set default values, use input masks, delete fields

Create a query

• Run queries, create crosstab queries, create parameter queries, create action queries, create multi-table queries, save queries, delete queries

Modify a query

• Rename queries, add new fields, remove fields, hide fields, sort data within queries, format fields within queries

Utilize calculated fields and grouping within a query

• RAdd calculated fields, add conditional logic, group and summarize data, use comparison operators, use basic operators

Create a form

• Create new forms, create forms with application parts, save forms,

• delete forms

Set form controls

• Move form controls, add form controls, modify data sources, remove

• form controls, set form control properties, manage labels

Format a form

• Modify tab order in forms, format print layouts, sort records, apply

• Modify tab order in forms, format print layouts, sort records, apply themes, change margins, insert backgrounds, auto-order forms, insert headers and footers, insert images, modify existing forms