The operation of opening a Microsoft Office Access 2007 database can be carried out both from Windows Explorer and from the application itself. Simultaneous opening of several databases is allowed. The recommended action is to create a desktop shortcut to simplify the opening procedure.
Necessary
Microsoft Office Access 2007
Instructions
Step 1
Click the "Start" button to bring up the main menu of the system and go to the "All Programs" item to perform the operation of opening an existing database of Microsoft Office Access using the "Windows Explorer" program.
Step 2
Point to "Windows Explorer" and run the program.
Step 3
Find the folder or disk containing the database to be opened and double-click on the required object to open it.
Step 4
Return to the All Programs menu and launch Microsoft Office Access to open the required database using the application itself.
Step 5
Expand Microsoft Office and choose Open.
Step 6
Specify the path to the folder containing the existing application database to be opened in the "Folder" field and select the required one.
Step 7
Double-click the mouse to open the selected database with default parameters, or use the "Open" button to allow other users to access the required database.
Step 8
Call the service menu of the "Open" command by clicking the arrow next to the command button and select "Open for reading" to deny access to the database to other users, or use the "Exclusive access" item.
Step 9
Launch another Microsoft Office Access window to open the next required database at the same time. The number of possible open windows is determined by the properties of the system being used and the amount of available memory.
Step 10
Define the open database to create the desktop shortcut and arrange all open windows to be able to access the computer's desktop.
Step 11
Select the object to create a shortcut in the Navigation Pane and drag it onto the desktop space.
