Creating a Database Beginners Guide

Creating a database beginners guide. Of course there will always be high level databases that really are best left to database designers, but if you’re looking to simply create records, accounts or invoices you’ll be amazed just how easy this can be once you get to grips with your package.

If you’re looking for a simple to use off the shelf package that’s quick and easy to use then filemaker is a very good choice, it can be used for everything from stock control, contact information or any other data you’d like to organize. you can even download a trial version to make sure it’s right for you.

If you’re looking for a client contact database then ACT is designed for this and again is very easy to get to grips with. If you want to be even more hands on with your database creation there is always Microsoft access, not quite so easy to use, but this does mean it offers more flexibility in terms of what you’re looking for.

Many people use a spread sheet package such as excel for this, but unless you really are into Excel you’ll never get the same results as a dedicated database package, for example most databases have really powerful search capabilities and if you only have a few records this may not be an issue, but once your spreadsheet has in excess of a few hundred entries, which is not a huge amount you’ll then start running into issue when searching or analysing data.

Once you’ve got your database up and running make sure you keep regular backups, with all the packages we’ve chosen here you can simply copy the database as it’s stored in actual files.

So make sure you read our backup pages

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