Whenever you’re learning a new program, it’s important to familiarize yourself with the program window and the tools within it. Working with Access is no different. Knowing your way around the Access environment will make learning and using Access much easier.

In this lesson, you will familiarize yourself with the Access environment, including the Ribbon, Backstage view, Navigation pane, Document Tabs bar, and more. You will also learn how to navigate with a navigation form, if your database includes one.

Throughout this tutorial, we will be using a sample database. If you would like to follow along, you’ll need to download our:

Access 2016 sample database <–Click Here

You will need to have Access 2016 installed on your computer in order to open the example.

Watch the video below to learn more about getting started in Access.