2. if you're using somebody else's database, hopefully a user interface as
been built for you. rule of thumb would be to use that interface rather than
to enter/edit data directly in tables. if the db doesn't come with a user
interface, see #3 below.

3. creating an Access database consists of two "parts":  1) analyzing the
process that the database must support, and writing the tables/relationships
structure (data modeling, and 2) creating those tables/relationships in
Access, and then building the queries/forms/reports to interact with the
data. for more information and recommended reading, see
http://home.att.net/~california.db/tips.html - tips #1 and #2. when you
begin actually building the database, suggest you come back to the page and
read the rest of the tips, which are geared specifically to newbie
developers.

hth