Part I: Access Building Blocks
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Microsoft has added a tabbed document interface to Access, preventing objects from obscuring
other objects that are open at the same time. In Figure 2.10, the Northwind Employees form is
currently in use. Three other database objects (the Employees table, the Orders form, and the
Invoices report) are also opened in the Access work area. Clicking on a tab associated with an
object activates the tab and brings the object to the top.
When an object such as the Employees form is put into Design view by right-clicking the tab, and
selecting Design View from the shortcut menu, the form view is replaced with the Form
Designer (shown in Figure 2.11). The Access environment is highly adaptable to whichever tasks
you’re currently performing in your database.
FIGURE 2.11
The Access environment adapts to your workflow.
Tip
If you decide that you don’t care for the tabbed interface, click the File button, and select the Options tab near
the bottom of the Backstage. Then select the Current Database tab, and change the Document Window
Options from Tabbed Documents to Overlapping Windows.