Creating Databases from Templates 791
SET UP You don’t need any practice files to complete this exercise. Close any open
databases, and then with the New page of the Backstage view displayed, follow
the steps.- In the Available Templates area, click Sample Templates.
Access displays a list of the templates that shipped with the program and are
installed on your computer.- Click the Tasks template icon.
In the right pane, you can assign a name to the database and browse to the location
where you want to store the database.The Tasks template is supplied with Access.- In the File Name box, type MyTasks.
Tip Naming conventions for Access database files follow those for Windows files. File
names cannot contain the following characters: \ / : *? “ < > |. By default, file name
extensions are hidden, and you shouldn’t type the extension in the File Name box.
(The extension for an Access 2010 database file is .accdb. For information about this
file format, which was introduced with Access 2007, search for accdb in Access Help.)