Microsoft Press First Look 2007 Microsoft Office System

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Chapter 9 Tracking Information Quickly and Effectively with Office Access 2007 What you’ll find in this chapter: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Beginning with the Getting Started window Choosing a professional template A look at the new user interface Making design changes easily Entering, viewing, and expanding your data with flexible new features Using the new Report view Improved security features Collecting data via e-mail Take control of your Inbox What’s on your wish list for Microsoft® Office Access 2007? If you were hoping to be able to manage your data faster, more efficiently, and more easily, your wish has been granted. The totally redesigned user interface is now easy to navigate and use—designed to quickly bring you the results you need. And the addition of full-featured templates and trackable applications provides professionally designed database applications you can use right out of the box and customize to meet your own data needs—no matter what your database experience level might be. You can use Office Access 2007 to create simple or highly sophisticated database applications—and this new release includes great new features for both (and the range of data needs in-between). If you stayed away from learning Office Access in the past because you thought it was too difficult (preferring instead to store long lists of data in Microsoft® Office Excel® or another “easier” application), this release is for you! You can organize, track, manage, update, and share your data in powerful ways—even if database programs are completely new to you. Let’s start with a closer look at the changes in the Office Access 2007 user interface. 131
132 Part II: Preparing and Producing Professional Results Note Office Access 2007 shares all the major user interface changes—the command tab structure, command sets, contextual commands, live previews, galleries, and more—with Microsoft® Office Word 2007, Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007, and Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007. This section focuses specifically on unique features in Office Access 2007. To learn more about the new features throughout the 2007 Microsoft® Office system, see Chapter 2. Beginning with the Getting Started Window The previous version of Office Access was straightforward and efficient, but using the program was easier if you knew what you were doing right from the start. Geared toward the person who was familiar with database applications, earlier versions of Office Access provided only limited support for someone just starting out. In the Getting Started window, Office Access 2007 provides you with a range of choices that enable you to get to work quickly, whether you are a new or experienced user (see Figure 9-1). Figure 9-1 Getting Started with Microsoft Office Access 2007 window The Template Categories pane on the left offers a number of ready-made database applications you can customize to fit your own data requirements. The center panel enables you to start a new blank database or choose an online template. The Open Recent Database pane displays any database files you’ve used recently and provides a More link you can use to navigate to additional files.
Page 2 and 3:
PUBLISHED BY Microsoft Press A Divi
Page 5 and 6:
Table of Contents Acknowledgments.
Page 7 and 8:
Table of Contents vii 5 Extend Your
Page 9 and 10:
Table of Contents ix 9 Tracking Inf
Page 11:
Acknowledgments Putting together a
Page 14 and 15:
xiv Part II: Part Title We’re liv
Page 16 and 17:
xvi Part II: Part Title 2007 Micros
Page 18 and 19:
xviii Part II: Part Title Part II,
Page 21 and 22:
Chapter 1 Time for Something New Wh
Page 23 and 24:
Chapter 1: Time for Something New 5
Page 25 and 26:
Page 27 and 28:
Page 29 and 30:
Page 31 and 32:
Page 33 and 34:
Chapter 2 A New Look What you’ll
Page 35 and 36:
Chapter 2: A New Look 17 Command Ta
Page 37 and 38:
Chapter 2: A New Look 19 Figure 2-4
Page 39 and 40:
Page 41 and 42:
Page 43 and 44:
Chapter 2: A New Look 25 Keyboard S
Page 45 and 46:
Chapter 2: A New Look 27
Page 47 and 48:
28 Part I: Introducing the 2007 Mic
Page 49 and 50:
Page 51 and 52:
Page 53 and 54:
Page 55 and 56:
Page 58:
Part II Preparing and Producing Pro
Page 61 and 62:
42 Part II: Preparing and Producing
Page 63 and 64:
Page 65 and 66:
Page 67 and 68:
Page 69 and 70:
Page 71 and 72:
Page 73 and 74:
Page 75 and 76:
Page 77 and 78:
Page 79 and 80:
Page 81 and 82:
Page 83 and 84:
Page 85 and 86:
Page 87 and 88:
Page 89 and 90:
Page 91 and 92:
Page 93 and 94:
Page 95 and 96:
Page 97 and 98:
Page 99 and 100: 80 Part II: Preparing and Producing
Page 119 and 120: 100 Part II: Preparing and Producin
Page 152 and 153: Chapter 9: Tracking Information Qui
Page 156 and 157: Tabbed Windows Chapter 9: Tracking
Page 168: Part III Communicating and Collabor
Page 171 and 172: 152 Part III: Communicating and Col
Page 190 and 191: Chapter 11 Enhance Team Effectivene
Page 192 and 193: Easily Creating a Workspace Chapter
Page 194 and 195: Chapter 11: Enhance Team Effectiven
Page 200 and 201:
Chapter 11: Enhance Team Effectiven
Page 202 and 203:
Page 204 and 205:
Page 206 and 207:
Page 208 and 209:
Appendix ’ A Quick Look at Additi
Page 210 and 211:
Appendix 191 Microsoft Office Share
Page 212:
Katherine Murray Katherine Murray h
show all

Microsoft Press First Look 2007 Microsoft Office System

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?