Database Reference
In-Depth Information
TIP
If your ribbon appears as a row of tabs across the top of the workspace, click
the Home tab to temporarily display that tab's buttons so that you can follow along.
We tell you how to control the display of the ribbon in a minute. Don't be alarmed if
your ribbon looks different from those shown in our screens. You might have installed
programs that add their own tabs to the ribbon, or your screen settings might be
different. For more information, see “Working with the ribbon” later in this topic.
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Across the top of the ribbon is a set of tabs. Clicking a tab displays its associated set
of commands.
Commands related to managing Access and Access databases (rather than their
content) are gathered together in the Backstage view, which you display by clicking
the colored File tab located at the left end of the ribbon. Commands available in the
Backstage view are organized on pages, which you display by clicking the page tabs
in the colored left pane. You redisplay the database and the ribbon by clicking the
Back arrow located above the page tabs.
The Backstage view, where you can manage files and customize the program.
Commands related to working with database content are represented as buttons on
the remaining tabs of the ribbon. When an object is selected in a database, one or
more tool tabs might appear at the right end of the ribbon to make commands related
to that specific object easily accessible. Tool tabs disappear again when their associ-
ated object is no longer active or when the current view does not support their use.
