Replace "new_table" with the name of the table to create, and replace "old_table" with the name of the table to select from. The INTO clause behaves the same as CREATE TABLE in other SQL environments.

Create a simple table by clicking New under the users database. In the resulting window (Figure B), name some columns, select a type (VARCHAR is always safe), and give them all a value (20 or so).

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.