[...]... Table of Contents) Microsoft Office Access 2007 QuickSteps Copyright © 2007 by Matthews Technology Click here for terms of use xiii Conventions Used in this Book Microsoft Office Access 2007 QuickSteps uses several conventions designed to make the book easier for you to follow Among these are • A or a in the table of contents or the How To list in each chapter references a QuickSteps or QuickFacts sidebar... which the toolbar will apply 17 17 10 Microsoft Office AccessQuickSteps PC 2007 QuickSteps Stepping into Access Getting to Know Your PC 9 3 Click OK when finished 1 1 UICKSTEPS 2 REARRANGE TOOLS ON THE QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR USING THE KEYBOARD IN ACCESS Though most of us live and die by our mouse while using You can change the order in which tools appear on the Quick Access toolbar 1 In the Customize pane... CREATE A SHORTCUT TO START ACCESS 1 2 7 1 Click Start, click All Programs, and click Microsoft Office Right-click Microsoft Office Access 2007 to display a context menu and perform one of the following actions: Click Pin To Start Menu to add a shortcut to the upper-left “permanent” area of the Start menu 3 3 10 Microsoft Office Access QuickSteps PC 2007 QuickSteps Stepping into Access Getting to Know Your... what you can do with them and whether Access offers to convert them to a more recent version depends on how old they are 8 Add To Group, and the click the group name OPEN ACCESS 95 AND ACCESS 97 DATABASES The Access window title bar displays the file format version of the open database 11 11 10 Microsoft Office AccessQuickSteps PC 2007 QuickSteps Stepping into Access Getting to Know Your PC 9 TIP If... Stewart, sponsoring editor, promoted the QuickSteps series from its inception and helped ensure its continued success xii Microsoft Office Access 2007 QuickSteps Copyright © 2007 by Matthews Technology Click here for terms of use Introduction QuickSteps books are recipe books for computer users They answer the question “how do I…” by providing a quick set of steps to accomplish the most common tasks... Close a Database • Exit Access 1 10 Stepping into Access 9 Microsoft Office Access 2007 QuickSteps Copyright © 2007 by Matthews Technology Click here for terms of use 8 Display and Use Ribbon Shortcut Keys 7 • Microsoft Office Access 2007 provides a database capability for the Office suite of programs While maintaining the core features and functionality of Access from years past, this version adds features... files can be opened by users who have Access 2000 and later The more prominent advantages to using the new file format include: • A new Attachment data type to store multiple 9 8 7 pictures or files in a single record 10 Continued 12 12 Microsoft Office PC QuickSteps Access 2007 QuickSteps PC Getting to Know Your Stepping into Access 1 1 2 QUICKFACTS UNDERSTANDING ACCESS FILE COMPATIBILITY (Continued)... the converted database 6 versions of Access NOTE 7 Many databases encounter errors during the conversion process The errors are listed in a Conversion Errors table that’s added to the database See Chapter 2 for information on 8 working with tables OPEN ACCESS 2000 THROUGH ACCESS 2003 DATABASES 13 13 10 Microsoft Office AccessQuickSteps PC 2007 QuickSteps Stepping into Access Getting to Know Your PC 9 Open... the Access Options button, and click the Popular option Under Creating Databases, click the Default File Format down arrow, and click Access 2000 or Access 2002-2003 Find a Database 8 To find a database whose name and location you have forgotten, provided you remember other information about it: 10 14 14 Microsoft Office PC QuickSteps Access 2007 QuickSteps PC Getting to Know Your Stepping into Access. .. describes how to work with external data 7 7 10 Microsoft Office Access QuickSteps PC 2007 QuickSteps Stepping into Access Getting to Know Your PC 1 1 Tabbed documents provide easy access to open objects Contextual tabs provide tools tuned to the active object Database name and file format in title bar Minimize, restore, and close the Access window Open Access Help 4 3 2 Expanded Navigation Pane 6 5 . Columns 93 Adjust Row Height 94 3 viii Microsoft Offi ce Access 2007 QuickSteps Microsoft Offi ce Access 2007 QuickSteps ix 6 Chapter 5 Retrieving Information. PivotTable 204 Create a PivotChart 206 10 89 x Microsoft Offi ce Access 2007 QuickSteps Microsoft Offi ce Access 2007 QuickSteps xi Understanding Drop Zones in PivotTables