Microsoft Access 2003 System Description

Microsoft Access is a database management system that allows users to store, organize and query information.

Microsoft Access 2003 is a database application offered with the Microsoft Office Suite. Access works with tables that resemble Microsoft worksheets and combine information from different sources for reporting and analytical purposes.

Function

Microsoft Access enables users to create, edit and associate records in tables, as well as import information from Microsoft Excel. In addition to customizing the relationships between tables, Access 2003 users can create forms and develop specialized queries for searching and calculating data.

Features

Some features that are available with Microsoft Access 2003 include customizing toolbars and menus; creating documents accessible to users with disabilities; and extracting database information into mailing labels. Setting up keyboard shortcuts through Microsoft Word and signing capabilities with macros are additional tools available to system users.

Considerations

Computer users must have Microsoft Windows to operate Microsoft Access 2003. A database program comparable to Access 2003 for Mac users is FileMaker Pro.

References

• Montclair State University: Microsoft Access 2003
• Microsoft Office: Access 2003
• The University of Texas at Austin: Introduction to Microsoft Access 2003