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New Features

If you’re upgrading to Access 2010 from a previous version, you’re probably more

interested in the differences between the old and new versions and how they will

affect you than you are in the basic functionality of Access. To help you identify the

entire scope of changes from the version of Access you’re familiar with, we’ve listed

here the new features introduced in Access 2010, as well as in Access 2007.

IF You Are Upgrading from Access 2007

If you have been using Access 2007, you might be wondering how Microsoft could have

improved on what seemed like a pretty comprehensive set of features and tools. In addition

to enhancing many of the new features introduced with Access 2007, Access 2010 includes
the following new features:

● The Backstage view Finally, all the tools you need to work with your files, as

opposed to their content, really are accessible from one location. You display the

Backstage view by clicking the File tab, which replaces the Microsoft Office Button at
the left end of the ribbon.

● Customizable ribbon The logical next step in the evolution of the

command center introduced with Access 2007: Create your own tabs and groups to suit

the way you work.

● Unifying themes Adding pizzazz to database objects such as forms and

reports is just a matter of applying a professional-looking theme from a gallery of

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