Make Data Entry Easy and Accurate

Topic at a glance

After you create an inventory database that includes all the tables you need, you can make data entry consistent, accurate, and easy by setting field properties for your tables. Field properties control how a field behaves or looks. When you set field properties for a table, all forms and datasheets that use information from that table will use the same settings.

To complete the steps in this topic   you need to have either Microsoft Office, Professional Edition or an individual copy of Microsoft Access installed. You must also create the Products, Categories, and Suppliers tables in Move a Product List into Microsoft Access, and Add a Suppliers Table to Your Inventory Database. However, you can follow the basic steps in this topic to make data entry easier for any table you create.