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title: "How to create a Table in Microsoft Access?"  
description: "How to create a Table in Microsoft Access?"  
author: "Kalin"  
published: 2022-03-30  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96623/how-to-create-a-table-in-microsoft-access  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "ms-access"]  
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# How to create a Table in Microsoft Access?

How to create a [Table](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/43918/how-to-design-table-using-bootstrap) in Microsoft Access?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**Steps to create a Table in [Microsoft](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94460/why-is-microsoft-word-not-responding) Access:**

- Make a New Table from Scratch
- To begin, go to the Create tab.
- Table can be found by clicking it.
- In Datasheet View, a new table appears. You can begin inputting data immediately, but you should first add some fields.
- Click the field header that says **'Click to Add.'**
- A drop-down menu of data types emerges. To understand more about your selections, look at the table at the end of this lesson.
- Choose a field type. When choosing a field type, choose the smallest or shortest field that your data requires. If you only need to store a 2-digit number, for example, don't use Large Number.
- Fill in the field's name. To alter the name of a field header, double-click it and type the name of the field you want to use.
- Steps to add the remaining fields to your table are the same as before. When you're done adding fields, click Close and Yes to preserve your changes.
- Give your new table a unique name.
- Click the **OK button.**

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