Exploring Access 2007
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Microsoft Office 2007 has grown from what used to be a group of Microsoft programs into an Office System. Office 2007 released in November 2006 will be available in early 2007 for general users. The new GUI that you will be seeing is the most significant and immediately perceivable feature.
Gone are the menu and toolbars which are now replaced by a ribbon, a windows widget to end all widgets. This article is about Access 2007 which is of interest to our readers and therefore focuses on some of the features of the Access 2007 GUI explored by the author.
Changes to the look and feel features
The Microsoft Access program's look and feel has undergone a drastic change. The familiar looking window that opens when you click your desktop shortcut has changed completely as shown in the following picture. This three column arrangement has almost become a standard for software programs.

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