Database Reference
In-Depth Information
3
To the right of the
Application Icon
box, click
Browse
. Then navigate to the
Chapter11
practice file folder, and double-click the
Icon
image to enter the path
of the icon in the box.
4
Below the
Application Icon
box, select the
Use as Form and Report Icon
check box.
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Now the icon will appear not only at the left end of the title bar, but also adja-
cent to the names of form and report pages.
Next let's set a home page for the database and make it harder for users to inadver-
tently make changes to the design of database objects.
5
Display the
Display Form
list, and then click
Home Page
.
6
Clear the
Enable Layout View
and
Enable design changes for tables in Datasheet
view
check boxes.
7
In the
Navigation
area, clear the
Display Navigation Pane
check box.
TIP
When the Use Access Special Keys check box is selected in the Application
Options area, database users can open and close the Navigation pane by pressing
the F11 key. If you clear the Display Navigation Pane check box and the Use Access
Special Keys check box, users can't open the Navigation pane at all.
8
In the
Ribbon and Toolbar Options
area, clear the
Allow Full Menus
and
Allow
Default Shortcut Menus
check boxes to prevent users from using these tools to
make inappropriate changes to the database. (Only the
File
and
Home
tabs will be
visible to users.)
9
Click
OK
to implement the changes and close the
Access Options
dialog box.
10
When Access tells you that you must close and reopen the database for the changes
to take effect, click
OK
.
Initially, the only visible change is that
Customer Service
and a colorful icon appear in
the title bar. Let's close and reopen the database to view the other changes.
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11
Close the
GardenCompany11
database, and then reopen it.
