Appendix A
Getting Help
IN THIS CHAPTER
Finding help within Access
Asking for help online
Contacting live human beings for help
Like all Office applications, help is available within Access — found right there along the ribbon tabs, represented by the word Help. This, when clicked, displays a list of Help options. Just click the first button, Help, and a panel that runs down the right side of the Access window opens. The panel lists general topics you can click on and drill down within to home in on the topic you need help with, or you can click in the Search box at the top of the panel to type a question or topic.
You also have the Tell Me What You Want to Do box — appearing alongside the ribbon tabs — into which you can type a topic or question. You can also press the F1 key for context-sensitive help on what you’re doing, or whatever’s going on at the time, in terms of the windows open, the tools in use, displayed dialog boxes, and so on.
While all this help from Microsoft seems rather comprehensive, we’ve found that it can also be faster and more effective to tap into various third-party online sources for help. The reasons that alternative sources can be as or more helpful ...
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