MS Access - Lesson 11: Calculating field

TipsMake.com - Calculation field is a field that receives its information from the calculation made on other schools. You can build the calculation result domain in the Query screen using addition (+), minus (-), multiplication (*) and division (/).

Expression

Expressions are combinations of functions, field names, numbers, text, and operations listed above.

To build an expression to create a calculation field:

- Open an existing query or start a new query

- Click the View button

- Click Design View mode.
- In Query , right click on the field where you want to create the operation

- Click the Build button.
- Select the table you want to build the operation from

- Double-click the field you want to include it in the operation

- Select the operator you want to have in the operation

- Click on the second field you want to include in the operation

- Click OK .

- Click the Run button to execute.
Zoom

The Zoom dialog allows you to view the entire expression. To view the Zoom dialog:

- In Design View mode, right-click on the field you want to display.

- Click Zoom .