Database Reference
In-Depth Information
TIP
Some older commands no longer appear as buttons on the ribbon but are still
available in the program. You can make these commands available by adding them to
the Quick Access Toolbar. For more information, see “Manipulating the Quick Access
Toolbar” in Chapter 13, “Work in Access more efficiently.”
On each tab, buttons representing commands are organized into named groups. You
can point to any button to display a ScreenTip with the command name and its key-
board shortcut (if it has one).
SEE ALSO
For information about controlling the display and content of ScreenTips, see
“Changing default program options” in Chapter 13, “Work in Access more efficiently.”
Some buttons include an integrated or separate arrow. If a button and its arrow are
integrated, clicking the button displays options for refining the action of the button.
If the button and its arrow are separate, clicking the button carries out the default
action indicated by the button's current icon. You can change the default action by
clicking the arrow and then clicking the action you want.
Related but less common commands are not represented as buttons in a group.
Instead, they're available in a dialog box or pane, which you display by clicking the
dialog box launcher located in the lower-right corner of the group.
To the right of the ribbon group names is the Collapse The Ribbon button. Clicking
this button hides the groups of commands but leaves the tab names visible. You can
then click any tab name to temporarily display its commands. Clicking anywhere
other than the ribbon hides the commands again. When the full ribbon is temporar-
ily visible, you can click the Pin The Ribbon button (the pushpin) to the right of the
group names to make the display permanent.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT
Press Ctrl+F1 to minimize or expand the ribbon. For a list
of keyboard shortcuts, see “Keyboard shortcuts” at the end of this topic.
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Navigation pane
On the left side of the program window, the Navigation pane
displays lists of database objects. By default, it displays all the objects in the data-
base by type of object, but you can filter the list by clicking the pane's title bar and
then clicking the category or group of objects you want to display. You can collapse
and expand the groups in the list by clicking the chevrons in the section bars. If the
