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Access 2016
Access is a powerful and easy to use Relational Database Management
System (RDBMS) that is a part of Office Suite. It provides handy tools
that help in operating, maintaining and manipulating the records more
effectively. Access 2016
Prime (Ver. 2.2)-VIII It prevents the duplication of data. It allows you to add, delete, modify and update the
Access is one of the most popular Relational Database Management System (RDBMS).
records in a database by establishing a relationship between the tables.
Starting Access 2016
To start Access, follow the given steps:
Step 1: Click on the Start button. Start menu appears.
36 Step 2: Click on Access 2016. The Access 2016 window opens.
Step 3: Select a template or choose Blank Database to create a new database. If you
selected Blank Database, a dialog box will appear prompting you to enter a name
for your database.
Step 4: Enter the name and then click on Create button.
Components of Access 2016
Access 2016 have the following components:
• Quick Access Toolbar: It is a small bar at the top-left corner of the Access 2016 window.
It usually has buttons for Save, Undo, and Redo, and it can be customised to include additional
commands as needed.
• Title Bar: It is the topmost bar of the Access window that displays the name of the
currently opened database.
• Ribbon: It is a long bar located 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 Access 2016.
• Navigation Pane: This pane is located 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 help navigate through the records within the
database.
• Work Area: This is the area where users can add or modify records in different fields
of a table.

