Name ___________________________________________
You are a detective assigned to the robbery division. You will use the Microsoft Access to help solve two mysteries. You will be given a collection of information about suspects that you will include in the database, and it is your job to search the database to find out who the criminal really is. The same database will be used for both mysteries. First, you must set up the database.
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Open Microsoft Access and click one time on Blank Database.
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On the right side, name your database Mystery.
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Click the Create button to begin creating your database.
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Click on View and select Design View.
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When the Save As window appears, type: Mystery.
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Click in the second box beneath Field Name.
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Type: Name of Suspect.
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Press the ENTER key on your keyboard
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Select text as the Data Type and type Name of Suspect in Description
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Press the Enter key and type the word gender and select text as the Data
Type. For description type Gender of the Suspect.
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Press the Enter key and type the word hair and select text as the Data Type.
For description type Hair Color of the Suspect.
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Press the Enter key and type the word eyes and select text as the Data Type.
For description type Eye Color of the Suspect.
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Press the Enter key and type the word height and select text as the Data Type.
For description type Height of the Suspect.
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Press the Enter key and type the word build and select text as the Data Type.
For description type Build of the Suspect.
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Press the Enter key and type the word glasses and select Yes/No as the Data
Type. For description type Whether the Suspect Wore Glasses/Place a
check for yes.
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Click View, then Datasheet View. You DO want to save the table.
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Click in the box under the Name of Suspect column header.
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Type: Anne Ville
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Press the TAB key on your keyboard to go to the next field which is Gender.
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Type: Female
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Press the TAB key on your keyboard to go to the next field which is Hair.
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Type: Black
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Press the TAB key on your keyboard to go to the next field which is Eyes.
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Type: Brown
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Press the TAB key on your keyboard to go to the next field which is Height.
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Type:Short
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Press the TAB key on your keyboard to go to the next field which is Build.

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Type: Medium
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Press the TAB key on your keyboard to go to the next field which is Glasses.
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You will NOT place a check in the box because Anne Ville, suspect one, does not wear glasses. If the suspect wears glasses you would click in the box to place a check.
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Now using the same process you used above for entering Anne Ville's data enter the remaining suspect data listed below. Remember you have already entered the data for Anne Ville so that line has been crossed out in the table below. You need to continue on with the second suspect data which is Kitty Litter.
Name Sex Hair Eyes Height Build Glasses
Anne Ville
Kitty Litter
Chris Ko
Female Black Brown Short Medium No
Female Black Brown Short Small No
Female Black Brown Tall Small No
Ethyl Gass
Bea Gone
Female Black Green Average Medium Yes
Female Blond Blue Short Small No
Cora Gated Female Blond Blue Short Small Yes
Starr Lett Female Blond Blue Tall Small No
Carrie Meback Female Blond Blue Tall Small Yes
Terry Cloth Female Brown Blue Short Large Yes
Penny Loafer Female Brown Brown Average Medium No
Mary Mee Female Brown Brown Average Medium Yes
Patty Cakes Female Brown Brown Short Small Yes
Candy
Graham
Female Brown Green Average Small No
Sherry Wine Female Brown Green Short Small Yes
Val Entine
Patty
O'Furnature
Female Red Blue Average Medium No
Female Red Green Short Small Yes
Peri Winkle Female Red Green Tall
Kelly Green Female Red Green Tall
Small No
Small Yes
Bob Forapples Male Black Blue Tall Large Yes
Allen Wrench Male Black Brown Short Small No
Jerry Mander Male Black Brown Tall Small Yes
Bob Sledd
Dan Druff
Male Black Green Average Large Yes
Male Black Green Short Large No

Phil
O'Dendron
Male Black Green Tall Medium No
Tim Burr
Harry
Knuckles
Male Black Green Tall
Male Blond Blue Short
Large No
Large Yes
Steve Adore Male Blond Blue Short Small No
Bill Payer Male Blond Blue Short Small Yes
Owen Money Male Blond Blue Short Large No
Barry Medeep Male Blond Brown Average Medium Yes
Oscar Award Male Blond Green Average Medium Yes
Jack Enjill
Jay Bird
Male Blond Green Short Medium Yes
Male Brown Brown Average Medium Yes
Pete Moss Male Brown Brown Short Large Yes
Rich Relative Male Brown Brown Short Small No
Ty Ping Male Brown Brown Short Small Yes
Mark Papers Male Brown Brown Tall Medium No
Paur Bearer Male Red Brown Tall Medium No
Frank Furter Male Red Green Average Large Yes
Tom Katt Male Red Green Tall Large Yes
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Once you have entered all of the data click the disk icon on the very top bar to save your table.
Queries: A query is a way to get specific information from the database. Essentially, it's a question. You will now generate queries in order to determine who the actual thief is.
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Read Mystery Number 1 below, then follow the directions for completing a query below. You will then use the same Database to Solve the Second Mystery.
Mystery 1: It was a dark and stormy night. You had just gotten to sleep when the phone roused you back to the real world. At the other end was Chief Ketchem. The chief ordered you back to the station. A burglary had just been committed at Mrs. Rich's house and the chief knew that it would take your talents to solve the mystery.
When you arrived at Mrs. Rich's house, you began putting the clues together. Being a master of Microsoft Access, you decided to use the database to narrow your search for

the criminal. You interviewed Mrs. Rich and her servants and found the following that you will create quarries for in order to find the criminal quickly:
Mrs. Rich said, "The thief must have worn glasses. I found a bottle of lens cleaner near the safe."
The maid stated, "I found some brown hair on the windowsill where the thief entered.
Does that help?"
The gardener asked, "Could it have been that short person I saw running toward the gate?"
"I'm sure it was a woman," piped in Jeeves the butler. "And I noticed she was short like the gardener said."
The cook added, "I'll never forget those cold green eyes! She was very scary."
With that, you took these clues back to the office where you entered opened your database that contained the lists of suspects.
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Click the Create tab and click Query Wizard.
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When the New Query window appears, make sure Simple Query Wizard is selected.
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Click the OK button.
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You want to know who the person is that fits the criteria so select Name of
Suspect and then the click the
Selected Fields box. icon to place the Name of Suspect in the
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Clue Number 1:
The first clue is that the suspect wore glasses. Select glasses and then the click the icon to place the glasses field in the Selected Fields box.
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Clue Number 2:
The second clue was that the thief had brown hair. Click on the hair field and then click the
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Clue Number 3: icon to add it to the Selected Fields box.
The third clue was that thief was short. Add Height to the Selected Fields box.
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Clue Number 4:
The forth clue given was that the thief was a woman. Add Gender to the
Selected Fields box.
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Clue Number 5:
The fifth clue given was that the thief had green eyes. Add Eyes to the Selected
Fields box.
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Click the button.

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Leave the default as shown and select the button.
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At the next screen you will assign a title "Robbery Mystery 1" and select "Modify the query design."
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Click Finish to enter the modify the query section.
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At the bottom of the screen, type the following in the criteria row.
Glasses - Yes
Hair - Brown
Height - Short
Gender - Female
Eyes – Green
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Click on the Run button at the top of the screen (next to View.)
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You should now have only one person that matches all the criteria. Write down the criminal’s name on a piece of paper, because you are actually going to create an arrest warrant for this criminal but first you will need to create another query with a different set of criteria.
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Solve the second mystery below using the same Mystery Database and include your answer on the same piece of paper that you used for the mystery above.
Mystery Database: Case 2
No longer had you solved that case, another burglary case was called in. You were ordered by Chief Ketchum to return to the station. A burglary had just been committed at Mrs. Elite's house, and the chief knew that you could solve this crime using the Microsoft Access database you created which contained a list of suspects.
When you arrived at Mrs. Elite's house, you began putting the clues together. You interviewed Mrs. Elite and her servants and found the following:
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Mrs. Elite said, "The thief must have been short. There was a chair under the wall safe with muddy footprints on it."
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The maid stated, "I found some blond hair on the green rug where the thief entered. Does that help?"
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The gardener asked, "Could it have been that large person I saw running toward the gate?"
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"I'm sure it was a man," piped in Alfred the butler. "And I noticed he was large like the gardener said."
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The cook added, "I'll never forget those cold blue eyes, but I only saw them briefly before he put on his glasses."
With that, you rose and excused yourself saying, "Thank you, you have all been very helpful. I'll go back to the station and check these clues against the list of suspects in the police files. I'm sure that I will solve this crime in no time."
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Name your second query Robbery Mystery 2.
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Check your database and determine who the thief is.

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Create an arrest warrant for both criminals in Microsoft Publisher.
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In Publisher, select Invitation layout and create an arrest warrant for your two criminals. (Make sure you include the two names that were generated in your two queries.)
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Turn in your access database on your flash drive.
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You will also need to print both of your publisher arrest warrants and turn those in.