Query criteria help you zero in on specific items in an Access database. If an item matches all the criteria you enter, it appears in the query results. To add criteria to an Access query, open the query in Design view and identify the fields (columns) you want to specify criteria for.

Once you understand the basic building blocks of Design View, you'll probably never want to use the Query Wizard again for building simple queries. Here's how to create a simple select query using Query Design.

Jul 14, 2011 · Here is how you can create the query in design view: On the Create tab of the ribbon, click Query Design. Add your table, then close the Show Table dialog. Add the Cust ID field to the query grid. In the Criteria line for this column, enter or copy.

This topic provides an overview of select queries, and gives steps for creating a select query, by using the Query Wizard or in Design view. If you want to use the Northwind sample database to learn more about how queries work, see the article Introduction to queries.

This page describes how to create a query in Design view, where you will use the Query Design view to create a query that combines fields from different tables

Dec 5, 2008 · Basically I need the query to pull, "if the day the query is ran is on Friday then pull two additional days, where are day (date ())+8 and day (Date ())+9, if it is any other day then just pull day (date ())+7. I am not sure if I can enter this into the criteria section of the field. I have also tried entering it in the Field sectiona as well.

May 24, 2016 · Query Design View allows you to specify the precise criteria for the query. You can choose which tables are shown in the results, which fields to use, add filtering criteria, and more. Clicking the Run button will run the query. Clicking the Datasheet view button next to it will also run the query. The query results are displayed in Datasheet view.

Design view gives you more control over the query you create than the Query Wizard does. To get started, select Create > Query Design. First, add the table or query that contains the data you want to see. (Yes, you can create new queries from saved queries.

This page has you identify the parts of the Query Design window and what they do when using queries to summarize data in Microsoft Access

The Query Design View allows users to drag and drop fields from tables into the query grid, where they can specify criteria for filtering results. Users can also define sorting orders and specify how data should be grouped.