Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step by Step eBook

(Ben Green) #1

Working in Access 2010 757



  1. Click anywhere in the open table.


The ribbon disappears again.


  1. Double-click the Database Tools tab.


Double-clicking a tab permanently displays the ribbon and activates that tab.
Buttons representing commands related to managing, analyzing, and ensuring
data reliability are organized on the Database Tools tab in six groups: Tools,
Macro, Relationships, Analyze, Move Data, and Add-Ins.

The Database Tools tab.


  1. To the right of the Categories table page tab, click the Close button to close the
    table without closing the database.
    Clicking this button closes the active object.

  2. Click the File tab to display the Backstage view, and then click Close Database.


When you close a database without exiting Access, the New page of the Backstage
view is displayed so that you can open another database or create a new one.
Note that if you don’t close the active database before opening another one,
Access prompts you to save your changes and closes the active database for you.
You cannot have two databases open simultaneously in a single instance of Access.
If you want to have two databases open at the same time, you must start a new
instance of Access.
Tip You can close Access entirely by clicking the Close button in the upper-right corner
of the program window, or by clicking Exit in the Backstage view.
CLEAN UP Retain the GardenCompany01 database for use in later exercises.
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