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COMPONENTS OF MS ACCESS 2010
MS Access 2010 has the following components:
Quick Access Toolbar Title Bar
Ribbon
Objects Tabs
Navigation
Pane
Work Area
Navigation Buttons
Components of MS Access 2010
Quick Access Toolbar: It is a small strip present at the top-left corner of the MS Access 2010 window.
It contains four buttons named Application, Save, Undo and Redo.
Title Bar: It is the topmost bar of the MS Access window that displays the name of the
currently opened database.
Ribbon: It is a long bar present below the Title bar. It is divided into different tabs such as File,
Home, Create, etc. These tabs are further divided into groups. These groups contain various
commands of MS Access 2010.
Navigation Pane: This pane is present on the left side of the Access window. It displays the
names of the objects used in the database such as Table, Query, Form, etc.
Navigation Buttons: These buttons helps in navigating through the records.
Work Area: It is the area where we add the records to the different fields in the table.
Objects Tabs: The objects such as Tables, Queries and Forms that we open in the database
are present in the form of tabs under the Ribbon.
CREATING A DATABASE
There are two ways to create a database.
Creating a Blank Database
To create a blank database, follow these steps:
Step 1 Click on the File tab. The Backstage view appears.
Step 2 Select the New option. The available templates appear.
Step 3 Click on the Blank database template and then click on the Create button.
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