# Microsoft Access for Dummies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 19, 2006, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-access-for-dummies/365242 "2006-07-19T21:39:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-access-for-dummies/365242/1 "2006-07-19T21:39:14Z")
Is there any website around that walks someone through the basics of Access? I’m totally unfamiliar with it, have no access to the manual, and I am finding the help menu to be completely unhelpful. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-access-for-dummies/365242/2 "2006-07-19T22:02:44Z")
[QUOTE=liirogue] Is there any website around that walks someone through the basics of Access? I’m totally unfamiliar with it, have no access to the manual, and I am finding the help menu to be completely unhelpful. [/QUOTE] Here is [one](http://www.bcschools.net/staff/AccessHelp.htm). Type “Microsoft Access Tutorial” in your favorite search engine for others. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-access-for-dummies/365242/3 "2006-07-19T22:18:47Z")
[This](http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011189511033.aspx) is the page on Microsoft’s website with some online training.