this software???  It is impossible to call anyone.  Where is your support staff? You have found one source of support, right here in the newsgroup. But, a newsgroup is not suitable for tutorials or classes. If you installed Office 2003, the current version, and open Help, in the Help pane you'll see Office Online ... click through that, look around a bit, find the _link_s to Training... there are quite a number of tutorials. If you don't have Office 2003, start with http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx. For a novice user getting started with Microsoft Access, I don't know anything better than the self-study book _Microsoft Access <versionnumber Step by Step_ from Microsoft Press. It's not free, but it is not very expensive, either. Check out the Access FAQ site, http://www.mvps.org/access. It has a wealth of information, and _link_s to many other sites, too. The site http://ntaccess.tripod.com, the site for the Access SIG of the North Texas PC User Group has a good many of the same _link_s, plus some others you won't find at the FAQ site. Following the _link_s from either or both of these will lead you to many more.   Larry Linson   Microsoft Access MVP

There are some tutorial _link_s on the subject of learning Access in my big collection of Access stuff listed below. A bunch more _link_s just added. Here's one or two _link_s, grouped by category, to help in your Access qwest. Please watch out for any possible line wrapping on these _link_s. Number One on your start list: http://www.mvps.org/access/ (A definite must!) Microsoft Knowledge _base_ for searching: http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto Getting Started: http://www.mvps.org/access/tencommandments.htm ACC: Data_base_ Normalization Basics http://support.microsoft.com/?id=100139 http://support.microsoft.com/?id=209534 http://support.microsoft.com/?id=283878 Glossary of data_base_ terms: http://www.dhdursoassociates.com/data_base_-glossary-3.html Where to find information about designing a data_base_ in Microsoft Access: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=289533 Understanding Relational Data_base_ Design Document Available in Download Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=283698 http://support.microsoft.com/?id=164172 ACC2000: Understanding Relational Data_base_ Design http://support.microsoft.com/?id=234208 Naming Conventions: http://www.xoc.net/standards/rvbanc.asp http://www.eade.com/AccessSIG/downloads.htm (See the last download _title_d Understanding Normalization ) http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/accessdata3/chapter/ch04.html http://www.datatexcg.com/Downloads/Data_base_DesignTips1997.pdf 5 Rules of Data_base_ Normalization: http://www.datamodel.org/NormalizationRules.html Access Data Clean-up Tips: http://pubs.logical_expression_s.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=182 Interface Design topics: http://www.isii.com/ui_design.html Tutorial _style_: http://www.microsoft.com/Accessdev/articles/bapp97/toc.htm Microsoft Access 2000: Building Applications with Forms and Reports http://tinyurl.com/2szmm http://www.dur.ac.uk/its/training/select/?selectCourse=IT47&campus=du... (Sample practice file for download as well) http://www.geekgirls.com/databasics_01.htm http://mis.bus.sfu.ca/tutorials/MSAccess/tutorials.html http://www.microsoft.com/office/previous/xp/columns/column06.asp http://www.functionx.com/access/ http://www.bcschools.net/staff/AccessHelp.htm#Top http://www.fontstuff.com/access/index.htm http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/access/ http://www.oit.duke.edu/ats/training/docs/access1/ http://cisnet.baruch.cuny.edu/holowczak/classes/2200/access/accessall... http://ddmara.tripod.com/access/index.html https://secure.vtc.com/cd/access2003.htm http://www.simply-access.com/Start_ms_access_tutorials.html Sample Data_base_ Models/Table Designs: http://www.data_base_answers.com/data_models/index.htm Download Samples: http://rogersaccesslibrary.com/TableOfContents3.asp http://www.invisibleinc.com/divFiles.cfm?divDivID=4 http://www.candace-tripp.com/access_downloads.htm http://www.datastrat.com/DataStrat2.html http://members.shaw.ca/glenk/index.html Fred Boer's fully functioning library application. Lots of different topics for study included: http://www3.sympatico.ca/lornarourke/fred.zip The mighty Sensei Leban's site for all things magical: (Please bow in reverence on your way in.) http://www.lebans.com/ Advanced Topics: http://www.trigeminal.com/utility.asp http://www.mentalis.org/index2.shtml Misc: Downloads/Samples/Helpful Articles http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html http://www.viescas.com http://www.daiglenet.com/msaccess.htm http://www.users.bigpond.com/papwalker/ http://www.applecore99.com/index.asp http://www.helenfeddema.com/access.htm http://www.d_base_s.net/knowledge__base_/ http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/attac-cg/ http://www.aadconsulting.com/index.html http://accdevel.tripod.com/ http://ffdba.com/downloads.htm http://www.attcanada.net/~kallal.msn/msaccess/msaccess.html http://www.mvps.org/btmtz/ http://www.jstreettech.com/Downloads.asp Helpful Articles/Code Samples: http://www.pacificdb.com.au/MVP/MVPCode.htm http://members.rogers.com/douglas.j.steele/AccessIndex.html http://www.winsoft.sk/daofaq.htm http://www.calvinsmithsoftware.com/HardToFindTips.htm http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/ http://www.master-office.com/developers.htm http://www.trevor.easynet.co.uk/AccFAQ/ http://www.theofficeexperts.com/access.htm http://www.access.qbuilt.com/ http://www.microsoft-accesssolutions.co.uk/ http://www.blueclaw-db.com/ms_access_examples/index.htm http://www.jamiessoftware.tk/ http://www.pdtech.co.uk/prod01.htm http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~trevor/AccFAQ/ (A little dated, but still some helpful things) Run Command Constants: http://www.tkwickenden.clara.net/ A massive list of other Access _link_s: http://www.geocities.com/waddly/accory.html http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Data_base_s/MS_Access/ http://www.directory-_base_.com/access/ Add-Ins/Utilities: My personal favorite on MVP Doug Steele's site: Doug Steele _object_ Documentor http://members.rogers.com/douglas.j.steele/Documentor.html http://mphillipson.users.btopenworld.com/ http://www.fmsinc.com/ http://www.moshannon.com/ http://www.rickworld.com http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/starthere/findandreplace http://www.peterssoftware.com/index.htm http://www.dbi-tech.com/default.asp http://www.zada.com.au/accessaddins.htm http://www.mztools.com http://www.logico-solutions.com/ http://accesstools.narod.ru/ http://www.directory-_base_.com/access/index.php?inc=20&_title_=Add%20Ins Live Access chats every Tuesday and Thursday with St. Vinson: http://go.compuserve.com/msdevapps?loc=us&access=public Access User-Level Security: Security FAQ (the Security Bible): http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=207793 Jack Macdonald's Security Document: http://www.geocities.com/jacksonmacd/AccessSecurity.html Lynn Trapp's Ten Security Steps: http://www.ltcomputerdesigns.com/Security.htm Joan Wild's Tips: http://www.jmwild.com/security02.htm Creating menu bars and tool bars: http://www.microsoft.com/Accessdev/articles/bapp97/chapters/ba01_6.htm Additional Access Forums: http://www.accessvba.com/ http://www.utteraccess.com http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/ Book Recommendations: http://www.developershandbook.com/ (A VERY good book to have) http://www.viescas.com/Info/books.htm http://www.fmsinc.com/toplevel/books.htm Some of the MVP web sites: http://www.mvps.org/_link_s.html Data_base_ Recovery: http://www.pksolutions.com/ http://www.atroplan.com/ Search Google archives on Access newsgroup posts: http://tinyurl.com/ctj2 That should keep you busy for a while!