Jim and Cathy, Thank you for all your advice on Access. I am quite intimidated by this monster, but am determined to tackle it! I have been given a deadline of 7/31 to finish (was given the project several weeks ago), and with almost no experience with Access this will truly be a challenge, so I really appreciate being pointed in the right direction. I do believe that I have set up the TABLE structure as you both are recommending. What I'm having a difficult time bridging to is a data entry form that ties numerous students simultaneously to that course. I'm certain the solution is simpler than I am attempting to make it. I will do some reading based on where you're pointing me. Thanks again, Scot ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). http://www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************