Getting Familiar with Access 2010

If you have never used a database program—including Access—you’ll find Access 2010 very approachable. Using the results of extensive productivity lab tests, Microsoft has revamped the user interface in all the Microsoft Office programs. The Backstage view and ribbon technology makes it much easier for novice users to get acquainted with Access and easily discover its most useful features. To get a new user jump-started, Microsoft has provided over a dozen local client and web database templates that load onto your hard disk when you install Access. In addition, you’ll find many additional database templates available for easy download from the Microsoft Office website directly from within Access. Microsoft plans ...

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