In this example, Transact-SQL will create a new table with all columns from the rows in "old_table" in which the last name starts with "Ja." Advertisement. Article continues below this ad.

SQL lets you use one command to quickly create a new table containing a subset of records from a larger table while working in Access. Sound complicated? It's not, as Mary Ann Richardson shows us.

Excel possesses formidable database powers. Creating a relational database starts with a Master table that links it to subordinates, called (awkwardly) Slave, Child, or Detail tables. Before we ...