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MS Access - Learn it first!<p>Why?<p>The first few reasons that come to mind:<p>1) To quote a friend of mine, “If a 50 year old boilermaker can work it out, then anyone can.”<p>2) MS Access will more than likely be installed on your computer at work.<p>3) Almost all "startup" type programs will need databasing of some sort.<p>4) It has macros and modules (VBA - Visual Basic for Applications)<p>5) As you start to learn Visual Basic for Application you can use this to potentially automate things at work as it available across Word and Excel.<p>Read these to get started:<p>Database basics [1]<p>This article provides a brief overview of databases -- what they are, why you might want to use one, and what the different parts of a database do.<p>Database design basics [2]<p>A properly designed database provides you with access to up-to-date, accurate information.<p>Learn the structure of an Access database [3]<p>Becoming familiar with the tables, forms, queries, and other objects in a database can make it easier to perform a wide variety of tasks, such as entering data into a form, adding or removing tables, finding and replacing data, and running queries.<p>[1] <a href="https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Database-basics-2C57449A-4232-44BD-B090-EF01058ED1F1" rel="nofollow">https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Database-basics-2C5...</a><p>[2] <a href="https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/Database-design-basics-eb2159cf-1e30-401a-8084-bd4f9c9ca1f5" rel="nofollow">https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/Database-design-bas...</a><p>[3] <a href="https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Learn-the-structure-of-an-Access-database-6A95097A-F95C-45BF-BE9B-A3F8D7D61C1D" rel="nofollow">https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Learn-the-structure...</a>