Cours Microsoft Access 2016

Lesson 1 2 GETTING STARTED A database is a tool for collecting and organizing information. For example, as a database, a phone book organizes a large amount of data—names, addresses, and phone numbers—so you can access it by name in alphabetic order. Even a grocery list is a simple type of database. A com – puterized database management system (DBMS) , such as Access, enables you to easily collect large volumes of data organized into categories of related information. This type of data – base allows you to store, organize, and manage your data, no matter how complex it is, and then retrieve and present it in various formats and reports. Using a DBMS to organize data gives you the power to manipulate, view, and report the data in ways that other applications like spread – sheets and word processing documents cannot. As with any program, however, the first tasks are the most basic. This section shows you how to start Access and open an existing database. Starting AccessAccess 2016 runs on the Windows 7 and later operating systems, and the steps to start Access differ depending on the version of Windows you have installed on your system. When you start Access, a start screen with several options related to creating a database appears. The Access startup screen allows you to create a new, custom web app database, a blank desktop database, a database from a template, open a recent database (if you have already created one), or search online for templates. Take Note A web app database is a type of database that was introduced in Access 2013. It allows you to share the database with others as a Microsoft SharePoint app (an application on a network-based service that allows for collaboration) in a web browser or through Office 365 (a subscription-based version of Office provided on the web).In Office 2016, you can sign into an Office application using your Microsoft or Organizational account. You can easily create a Microsoft account when you sign up for a Microsoft web service such as OneDrive, Xbox Live, Outlook.com, or other Microsoft service. An Organizational ac – count is an account that your workplace or school would use to connect you to a Microsoft service. Once you sign in, your sign-in information will appear in the upper-right corner of each of the Office 2016 applications. This account information includes your name, email address, and user icon. You can use the Switch account command beside your user icon to sign in as a different user. Microsoft enables you to sign into Office to make it easier for you to access and share your doc – uments from virtually any where. You can open and save your documents using OneDrive, a free cloud-based file sharing service that can be accessed from any Internet-connected computer. Sign – ing into Office also allows access to your personalized application settings and themes, and will even remind you where you left off in your document.In this exercise, you learn to start Access from both Windows 10 and Windows 8 systems. STEP BY STEP Start Access in Windows 10GET R E A DY. Before you begin these steps, make sure that your computer is on. Sign on, if necessary.1. Press the Windows key on the keyboard to display the Star t menu. 2. Click All apps , point to Access 2016 (see Figure 1-2), and then click Access 2016 to star t Access and display its Star t screen (see Figure 1-3).