Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Make databases
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user friendly
IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO
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Design navigation forms.
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Create custom categories.
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Control which features are available.
A Microsoft Access 2013 database can be a complex combination of objects and the tools
for managing and manipulating them. If information will be entered and retrieved from your
database by people who aren't proficient with Access, the information will be safer and the
database users happier if you insulate them from the inner workings of Access. When you
turn your collection of objects and information into an application that organizes related
tasks, users can focus on the job at hand, rather than on learning how to use the program
the database is running in. With a little extra effort on your part, you can make it easier for
them to access and manipulate data, and more difficult for them to unintentionally change
or delete it.
In Access 2013, the most common way to control access to a database is either by creating
a navigation form or by creating custom categories and groups in the Navigation pane. You
can also control which commands and which parts of the database users can interact with.
In this chapter, you'll create a simple navigation form, create a custom category and groups,
and set various startup options that control the users' working environment.
PRACTICE FILES
To complete the exercises in this chapter, you need the practice files
contained in the Chapter11 practice file folder. For more information, see “Download
the practice iles” in this topic's Introduction.
