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Like any other computer application,
in order to use Microsoft Access, you
must first install it.
1. Verify that your system meets the basic
requirements for Access. You'll need:
> at least a 500MHz or faster processor
> at least 256MB of RAM> atl east 2GB of free hard disk space.
2. Ensure that your operating system is up-to-
date. You'll need Windows XP SP2 or later to
run Access 2007. It's a good idea to apply all
security updates and hot fixes to your system
before installing access by visiting
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
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3. Insert the Office CD into your CD-ROM drive.The installation process will begin
automatically and ask you to wait while the
system prepares the Installation Wizard.
4. The next step of the process will prompt youto enter your product key and (optionally) a
referral code.
5. if you'd like to install the entire Office suite (or
you're using an Access-only CD), you canchoose "Install Now" on the next screen. If
you'd like to customize your installation, click
"Customize" instead.
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Lesson 3:
1. Different Ways to Launch Access 2007
2. Parts of Access Start-Up window
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Different Ways to Start MS Access
There are various ways you can open MicrosoftAccess. It gets launched like the usual products you
have probably been using. As such, to start this
program, you may do any of the following:
Double click the Access icon from the Desktop
or Start menu
Click Start > type msaccess.exe Click Start > All Programs > Ms Office > Access
2007
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When Access 2007 opens, it displays the Getting Started
interface which is divided in various sections.
Parts of Access Start-Up Window
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The top section displays a long bar also called the title bar.
Title Bar
The middle area of the
title bar displays the
name of theapplication: Microsoft
Access.
On the right side of the
title bar, there are three
system buttons thatallow you to minimize,
maximize, restore, or
close Microsoft Access.
Under the title bar, there
is another bar with aHelp button on the right
side.
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The Office Button
The title bar starts on the left side
with the Office Button :
If you position the mouse on it, a tool tip would appear:
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When clicked, the Office Button displays a menu:
As illustrated, the
menu of the Office
Button allows you to
perform the routine
Windows operations of
a regular application,
including creating a
new database, opening
an existing database,saving an object, etc.
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On its right side, the Office Button displays a (short)
object called the Quick Access Toolbar .
If you want to hide the Quick Access toolbar, you
can right-click it and click Remove Quick Access
Toolbar.
By default the Quick Access toolbar is equipped with
three buttons: Save, Undo, and Redo.
The Quick Access Toolbar
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On the right side of the Quick Access toolbar, there is
the Customize button with a down-pointing arrow. If
you click this button, a menu would appear:
The role of this button
is to help you decide
what buttons to
display on the Quick
Access toolbar.
To add a button to the
Quick Access toolbar,click the Customize
button and click the
desired button from
the menu.
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On the right side of the Quick Access toolbar, there is
the Customize button with a down-pointing arrow. If
you click this button, a menu would appear:
If the available buttons arenot enough or if you do
not see a button you want,
you may:
click the MoreCommands button; or
right-click the Quick
Access toolbar and click
Customize Quick AccessToolbar
Any of these actions would
open the Access Options
dialog box:
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The Access Options:
To add a command, click it in the middle list and click Add. Once you
have selected the desired options, click OK.
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The Work Area
The main area of the Microsoft Access interface is divided in three
sections.
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The Work Area
The main area of the Microsoft Access interface is divided in three
sections.
The left
side
displays a
column ofvarious
links of
templates
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The Work Area
The main area of the Microsoft Access interface is divided in three
sections.
The middle
section itself is
made of two
sides. The top partallows you to
create a sample
database
template. The
bottom section
displays some
promotional
information from
Microsoft.
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The Work Area
The main area of the Microsoft Access interface is divided in three
sections.
The right side display the list of
Most Recently Used (MRU)
database files.
By default, the area under the
More button is empty:
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The Work Area
The bottom section of the Microsoft Access interface
displays a status bar
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