MS Access 2007 Simple Guide for Beginners
What is a database?
A database can best
be described as a
way
of storing large
amounts of information. The
data
can be retrieved and
we can even ask questions of the data and get
answers.
For example I may want to know
how
many customers sold widgets
in the city of London for
the month of July. Access is a
PC desktop database and
it is possible
to create
some
powerful systems.
Access 2007
Access 2007 is a major overhaul in
terms of the interface. The menus are now replaced by
the
Ribbon. At first it
takes
some getting used to
if
you have come from a previous version of
MS Access.
Introducing the Ribbon
The Ribbon contains the essential commands necessary for creating and manipulating
your
database.
The Ribbon is divided into groups and
each
group contains a
series of commands. For
example the forms group contains form related commands. The Ribbon changes the view
and commands depending on the object you are using.
If
you are in open table
mode the Ribbon will display a set
of
commands related to this mode.
The Quick Access Toolbar
This is another new feature and is small
bars that contain commands
you
use often such as save, undo and redo.
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