“Because
people will try it and see they can get everyday work done without
giving more money to Microsoft, they'll see -- in a low-risk way -- that
open source software can work for them and be an even better solution."
Miguel de Icaza.
What
this course will do for you: This course gives you the skills to design
a relational database by learning how to create and link tables. With the
use of simple queries, you will also learn how efficiently you can extract
and manipulate information. You will find out how to design professional
looking Base forms to simplify data entry and make data enquiries more
powerful and with the use of Base reports you will be able to communicate
information more effectively. By using data relevant to your work, this course
will show you how easy it is to become more efficient in database manipulation
and analysis.
To get the most out of this
course: You don’t need any previous experience of designing databases but
you should be reasonably confident in general computer use and want to learn
how to design a simple Base Database.