Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007 Plain & Simple

Using the Database Templates

The developers of Microsoft Office Access 2007 have one primary goal: to make it as easy as possible for you to create powerful and useful databases that help you get your work done quickly. You must have a great database program to meet that goal, but it also helps if the developers draw on the rest of the Microsoft community to design databases you can use without modification (for tasks such as tracking your contacts, sales, or workouts) or to use as the basis for your own custom databases. You can find those preexisting databases, called templates, installed on your computer and also on the Office Online Web site.

Create a Database from a Template

1. If necessary, click the Microsoft Office button and then choose Close ...