Microsoft Office® Access 2007 Inside Out

Getting Started—A New Look for Access

If you are a seasoned developer with previous versions of Access, be prepared for quite a shock when you first open Access 2007. Microsoft has revamped the entire look and feel of Access as well as the other products in the 2007 Office release. To some degree, users of previous versions of Access will have a challenging task adjusting to all the changes the development team has incorporated into this version. If you are one of these users, you might even experience a short-term decrease in productivity as you become accustomed to where commands and tools are located on the new user interface element called the Ribbon. (See "Understanding the New Ribbon Feature" for details about the Ribbon.) For first-time ...