Select Switchboard Manager and then click Add. Click OK to save your changes and to close the Access Options dialog box. On the Quick Access Toolbar, click Switchboard Manager to open …

Create custom categories and groups in the Navigation Pane, so you can organize your Access database objects to fit your needs.

In many Access databases, it is helpful to have the same form open automatically every time that you open the database. To set the default startup form, you specify the form in Access …

Learn how to create an AutoExec macro that runs every time you start a database.

Use the SearchForRecord macro action in Access desktop databases to search for a specific record in a table, query, form or report.

Learn how to deploy an Access database so that other people can use the application.

The text box is the standard control in Access used for viewing and editing data on forms and reports. Many different types of data can be displayed in text boxes, and you can also use …

You can use this action to quit Access without prompts from Save dialog boxes by using a custom menu command or a button on a form. For example, you might have a master form that you …

If the fields you need are contained in two or more tables, you will need to make sure that the tables can be joined logically on some kind of common value, and then create a named query …

To show or hide the Navigation Pane in Access web apps, follow these steps: To display the Navigation Pane in an Access web app, on the Home tab, in the Show group, click the …