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The most ambitious way to create a database is to start from scratch. When you do this, you begin with a blank file that has the extension .NSF. This file contains no forms, fields, views or other elements. You must create all of the forms, fields, views and other elements that you need for the application.
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To design a database from scratch first create an empty database. Then design the forms, fields, views and other design elements for the application. There are eight steps:
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1. Choose File | Database | New
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2. Do one of the following:
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Leave Local selected as the server to store the database on your workstation hard disk
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Select a server name to store the database on a server.
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