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Like any other computer application,

in order to use Microsoft Access, you

must first install it.

1. Verify that your system meets the basic

requirements for Access. You'll need:

> at least a 500MHz or faster processor

> at least 256MB of RAM> atl east 2GB of free hard disk space.

2. Ensure that your operating system is up-to-

date. You'll need Windows XP SP2 or later to

run Access 2007. It's a good idea to apply all

security updates and hot fixes to your system

before installing access by visiting

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

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3. Insert the Office CD into your CD-ROM drive.The installation process will begin

automatically and ask you to wait while the

system prepares the Installation Wizard.

4. The next step of the process will prompt youto enter your product key and (optionally) a

referral code.

5. if you'd like to install the entire Office suite (or

you're using an Access-only CD), you canchoose "Install Now" on the next screen. If

you'd like to customize your installation, click

"Customize" instead.

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Lesson 3:

1. Different Ways to Launch Access 2007

2. Parts of Access Start-Up window

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Different Ways to Start MS Access

There are various ways you can open MicrosoftAccess. It gets launched like the usual products you

have probably been using. As such, to start this

program, you may do any of the following:

Double click the Access icon from the Desktop

or Start menu

Click Start > type msaccess.exe Click Start > All Programs > Ms Office > Access

2007

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When Access 2007 opens, it displays the Getting Started

interface which is divided in various sections.

Parts of Access Start-Up Window

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The top section displays a long bar also called the title bar.

Title Bar

The middle area of the

title bar displays the

name of theapplication: Microsoft

Access.

On the right side of the

title bar, there are three

system buttons thatallow you to minimize,

maximize, restore, or

close Microsoft Access.

Under the title bar, there

is another bar with aHelp button on the right

side.

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The Office Button

The title bar starts on the left side

with the Office Button :

If you position the mouse on it, a tool tip would appear:

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When clicked, the Office Button displays a menu:

As illustrated, the

menu of the Office

Button allows you to

perform the routine

Windows operations of

a regular application,

including creating a

new database, opening

an existing database,saving an object, etc.

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On its right side, the Office Button displays a (short)

object called the Quick Access Toolbar .

If you want to hide the Quick Access toolbar, you

can right-click it and click Remove Quick Access

Toolbar.

By default the Quick Access toolbar is equipped with

three buttons: Save, Undo, and Redo.

The Quick Access Toolbar

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On the right side of the Quick Access toolbar, there is

the Customize button with a down-pointing arrow. If

you click this button, a menu would appear:

The role of this button

is to help you decide

what buttons to

display on the Quick

Access toolbar.

To add a button to the

Quick Access toolbar,click the Customize

button and click the

desired button from

the menu.

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On the right side of the Quick Access toolbar, there is

the Customize button with a down-pointing arrow. If

you click this button, a menu would appear:

If the available buttons arenot enough or if you do

not see a button you want,

you may:

click the MoreCommands button; or

right-click the Quick

Access toolbar and click

Customize Quick AccessToolbar

Any of these actions would

open the Access Options

dialog box:

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The Access Options:

To add a command, click it in the middle list and click Add. Once you

have selected the desired options, click OK.

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The Work Area

The main area of the Microsoft Access interface is divided in three

sections.

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The Work Area

The main area of the Microsoft Access interface is divided in three

sections.

The left

side

displays a

column ofvarious

links of

templates

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The Work Area

The main area of the Microsoft Access interface is divided in three

sections.

The middle

section itself is

made of two

sides. The top partallows you to

create a sample

database

template. The

bottom section

displays some

promotional

information from

Microsoft.

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The Work Area

The main area of the Microsoft Access interface is divided in three

sections.

The right side display the list of

Most Recently Used (MRU)

database files.

By default, the area under the

More button is empty:

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The Work Area

The bottom section of the Microsoft Access interface

displays a status bar

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