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Chapter 1: Getting to Know Access 2010
A panel appears on the right side of the Access window, asking you for a
name for your new database. (See Figure 1-14.)
Figure 1-14:
The far-right
panel lets
you name
and choose
a home
for your
database.
Blank Database button
Blank Database options
2. Replace the default DatabaseX with whatever name you want to use.
The X in the preceding file name represents a number — Access assigns
consecutive numbers to the default names, counting from any previ-
ously created databases.
If this is your absolute first database in a fresh installation of Access, the file
name offered in this panel will be Database1. Note that you don’t need to
type a file extension here — Access will add the correct one for you.
3. As needed, choose a new location for the database file by following
these steps:
a. Click the little file folder (with an arrow on it) found to the right of the
File Name box.
Doing so opens the File New Database dialog box (shown in Figure
1-15), which you can use to navigate to the drive or folder where
your database should live.
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