Database Reference
In-Depth Information
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Click the
External Data
tab to temporarily display the full ribbon, which drops down
over the table.
Buttons representing commands related to moving information between a database and other
sources are organized on the External Data tab in three groups: Import & Link, Export, and Web
Linked Lists.
15
Click anywhere in the open table, and notice that the ribbon disappears again.
16
Double-click the
Database Tools
tab to permanently display the ribbon and activate
that tab.
Buttons representing commands related to managing, analyzing, and ensuring data reliability
are organized on the Database Tools tab in six groups: Tools, Macro, Relationships, Analyze,
Move Data, and Add-Ins.
Before we finish this exercise, let's close first the active database object and then the
database. (If you want to close the database and exit Access, click the Close button in
the upper-right corner of the program window.)
17
At the right end of the bar where the page tab for the
Categories
table is displayed,
click the
Close
button to close the table without closing the database.
18
Display the
Backstage
view, and then click
Close
to close the database without
exiting Access.
TIP
If you don't close the active database before opening another one, Access prompts
you to save your changes and closes the active database for you. You cannot have two
databases open simultaneously in a single instance of Access. If you want to have
two databases open at the same time, you must start a new instance of Access.
CLEAN UP
Retain your version of the GardenCompany01 database for use in later
exercises.