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Learning Computers and Technology for Mathematics | Database | Activity 1
KEY CONCEPTS
Work with the Navigation Pane ■ To close the active object (that is, the one whose
tab is on top), you can click the to the far right
■ After the database file opens, you see the Access of the tabs or you can right-click the tab and
application window. choose Close.
■ The Navigation Pane lists all the objects in the ■ Tip: To close all objects at once, right-click a tab
database. An object is a table, query, report, form, and choose Close All.
or other item that is used to display and manage ■ Some databases, especially ones that were origi-
the data. nally created in earlier versions of Access, are set
to display objects in overlapping windows rather
The Navigation Pane contains a than with tabs.You can change a database’s
list of the objects in the database behavior in this regard by opening the Access
Options dialog box, selecting Current Database,
and then choosing Tabbed Documents.You must
then close and reopen the database file for the
change to take effect.
Click here to collapse Navigation Pane
Changing document window options
Each object appears in a window
Each object appears on a tab
■ In Access 2007, you can collapse the Navigation
Pane by clicking the button. When the
Navigation Pane is collapsed, it appears as a thin
bar along the left side of the screen. Click the bar to
expand the Navigation Pane.
Open and Close Objects in a Database ■ In a database that is set to display objects in over-
lapping windows, you can maximize or restore the
■ To open an object in the database, double-click it object window as you would any other window.
from the Navigation Pane. The object appears on a When the window is maximized, its window con-
tabbed page. When more than one object is open, trols appear immediately below the window con-
you can switch between objects by clicking the trols for the Access window itself.
desired tab.
■ Objects can be opened in different views. The Move through a Datasheet or Form
default view opens when you double-click the
object; to select one of the other views, right-click ■ When you open a table, data displays in a row and
the object and select a view from the top of the column format similar to a spreadsheet. Each col-
menu that appears. umn heading displays the caption or field name for
the field, and each row contains all the information
for a single record.
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