748 Chapter 25 Explore an Access 2010 Database
Practice Files Before you can complete the exercises in this chapter, you need to copy
the book’s practice files to your computer. The practice file you’ll use to complete the
exercises in this chapter is in the Chapter25 practice file folder. A complete list of
practice files is provided in “Using the Practice Files” at the beginning of this book.Working in Access 2010
As with all programs in Office 2010, the most common way to start Access is from the Start
menu displayed when you click the Start button at the left end of the Windows Taskbar.
When you start Access without opening a database, the program window opens in the
Backstage view, with the New page active. In the Backstage view, commands related to
managing Access and Access databases (rather than their objects) are organized as buttons
and pages, which you display by clicking the page tabs in the left pane. You can display the
Backstage view at any time by clicking the colored File tab in the upper-left corner of the
program window.Clicking the File tab displays the Backstage view, where you can manage database files and
customize the program.