Access 2016 Bible

Chapter 2Getting Started with Access

IN THIS CHAPTER

1. Looking at the Access welcome screen
2. Creating a database from scratch
3. Opening a new database
4. Getting acquainted with the Access interface

In this chapter, you'll gain an understanding of the major components of the user interface. If you haven't used Access since the release of Microsoft Office 2003, you may be surprised at the changes to the user interface.

The Access Welcome Screen

If you open Access 2016 via Windows (Start All Programs Microsoft Office 2016 Access 2016), you'll see the default welcome screen shown in Figure 2.1. The welcome screen gives you several options for opening an existing Access database or creating a new database.

Figure 2.1 The Access welcome screen provides a number of ways to start working with Access.

NOTE

If you open an Access database directly from Windows Explorer (by double-clicking it), you won't see the welcome screen. Instead, you'll go directly to the database interface covered later in this chapter.

In the upper-left corner of the welcome screen, you'll notice the Recent section. ...