Chapter 15. Menus, Navigation, and Ribbons

IN THIS CHAPTER

Introducing Menus 199

Creating Form-Based Menus 199

Managing the Navigation Pane 204

Using Custom Ribbons 208

Introducing Menus

As the developer, it’s your task to make navigating around the application as easy and intuitive for the user as you can. One of the prime ways you do this is by using menus.

A menu is simply a list of options the user can choose from to interact with the application. With Access 2007, you have a new option, ribbons, which replace the custom menus of previous versions. You also have the Navigation pane, which is more customizable than the Database window of previous versions.

And, there is still the old standby of using forms to create menus by using buttons ...

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