Datasheet

4. Type Exercise1-5.accdb in the File Name text box.

If you don’t want to change the database’s location, skip to Step 6.

5. (Optional) Click the Folder icon to the right of the File Name text box to change the

location of the database.

The File New Database dialog box opens. Navigate to the desired folder and click

OK to change the location of the database.

6. Make sure the Create and Link Your Database to a Windows SharePoint Services

Site check box isn’t selected.

Windows SharePoint Services lets you share your database across an intranet,

which isn’t covered in this book.

7. Click the Create button underneath the File Name text box.

Access creates the

Exercise1-5.accdb database in the specified folder and

opens the database, showing the Task List form.

8. Click the Microsoft Office Button and click Close Database to close the new tem-

plate database and return to the Getting Started with Microsoft Office Access page.

Exercise 1-6: Creating a Database from an Online Template

In this exercise, you create a new database based on a template from Microsoft Office

Online. (You need an active Internet connection.) Follow these steps:

1. Launch Microsoft Office Access by clicking the Start button or a desktop shortcut.

The Getting Started with Microsoft Office Access page appears.

2. Under the From Microsoft Office Online section in the left pane of the Access

window, click Personal.

The center section of the Access window switches to the Personal pane and dis-

plays a list of available templates (such as Contacts, Home Inventory, Lending

Library, and so forth) from Microsoft Office Online. It may take a few moments for

the list of templates to appear.

3. Click Nutrition in the Personal pane.

The right section of the Access window switches to a description of the Personal

template database, showing you an approximate download time and a user rating.

4. Type Exercise1-6.accdb in the File Name text box.