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Should you choose Excel or Access to manage your data?

Should you choose Excel or Access to manage your data?. When deciding which program to use, consider:. The type of data you are managing. W hat you want to do with that data . Excel Works Well with Flat File Data. Excel works very well when :. Performing sophisticated calculations.

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Should you choose Excel or Access to manage your data?

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  1. Should you choose Excel or Access to manage your data?

  2. When deciding which program to use, consider: The type of data you are managing • What you want to do with that data

  3. Excel Works Well with Flat File Data

  4. Excel works very well when: Performing sophisticated calculations • Analyzing complex numerical data • Customizing charts • Creating What-If scenarios

  5. What If. . . You want to determine a purchase price for a home with a monthly payment of $450.00?

  6. Excel Pivot Tables Summarize and Analyze Complex Data

  7. Excel Supports Many Types of Charts

  8. Access works better than Excel when… Managing repeated data • Entering large amounts of data • Generating detailed reports

  9. Avoid the Problem of Repeated Data

  10. Access can handle this problem if you break apart different data sets into logical pieces and place them into separate tables

  11. Separate Data into Tables Sales Reps Customers

  12. Multiple Tables can be Related by a Common Field

  13. Customized forms in Access enable users to enter data easily and accurately

  14. Related Data Can be Pulled from Multiple Tables One Sales Rep Has Many Customers

  15. Reporting capabilities in Access make it very quick and easy to generate sophisticated reports from tables or queries

  16. Compare Benefits of Both Excel and Access

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