Setting Up a Database in Excel

Spells out the design considerations and tools needed for creating a database in Excel.In this course, author Dennis Taylor shows how to use Excel for creating a simple database. The course explains the limits of Excel as a data management tool and spells out the design considerations for creating a database. It also demonstrates using tables to simplify database creation as well as the Form and Data Validation tools to manage data. Topics include: Understanding database design concepts Using the Text to Columns feature Creating fields Using tables Adding total fields Formatting tables with the Design tab Using the Form tool to build and view data Using data validation to restrict data entries