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| Design View | Best view to use to create or modify the structure of a database |
| Data Type | "Text", "AutoNumber" and "Yes/No" are examples of this |
| Compacting | Repares and removes wasted space from the database |
| Print Preview | Shows exactly how a report will look on paper |
| Close | Allows user to leave current database without leaving Access, often to work on another database |
| 1st Database Design Step | Determine what information to include |
| Save As | Command used to backup an existing database |
| CTRL+S | Shortcut to Save a Database |
| Navigation Pane | Left side of screen; allows users to view and access all parts of/objects in the database most efficiently |
| Title Bar | Holds the file name of the current database |
| Cells | Areas to enter individual entries into a database |
| Create Ribbon | Used to create a new table from Table Design view |
| Print | Command that allows the user to change from the default printer to another printer |
| Blank Form | Allows user to create a form in layout view to easily modify the form's contents and formatting |
| Microsoft Access | Software program used to create or modify a database and its related queries, forms, and reports |
| Application Parts | Predefined object that quickly adds contacts from another database |
| 2nd Database Design Step | Plan the Database |
| 3rd Database Design Step | Gather the Information |
| Status Bar | Area that provides indicators and controls based on information or tasks the user provides |
| Quick Print | Sends a report directly to the printer without editing |
| Relational | Database consisting of a collection of tables, each of which contains information on a specific subject |
| Open from Existing | Used to open a project started earlier |
| Redundancy | Storing the same field in more than one location in a database |
| Address Book | Example of a database |
| Fields | "LastName" and "FirstName" are examples of these |
