What's New in Microsoft Access 2002?

You'll notice some changes as soon as you start Microsoft Access 2002. For example, the toolbars and menus have a new look. But the features that are new and improved in this version of Access go beyond just changes in appearance. Some changes won't be apparent to you until you start using the program.

The following table lists the new and improved features that you might be interested in as well as the lessons and topics in which those features are covered.

New or Improved Feature	What Does This Feature Help You Do?	Lesson	Topic
Task Pane	Quickly access commonly grouped commands.	Getting to Know Access	Understanding Access
Ask a Question	Quickly access Help by typing a question.	Getting to Know Access	Getting Help
Multiple undo and redo	Undo and redo several actions instead of only the last one.	Simplifying Data Entry with Forms	Adding Controls to a Form
Subreports in Design view	Open subreports in their own Design view window.	Working With Reports	Adding a Subreport to a Report
Subforms in Design view	Open subforms in their own Design view window.	Simplifying Data Entry with Forms	Adding a Subform to a Report
Find printers	Find printers on a network.	Working With Reports	Previewing and Printing a Report
Data Access Page Designer	Design data access pages.	Working with Pages	Creating a Data Access Page with the Page Wizard.
Save as data access pages	Save existing forms and reports as pages that can be viewed over the Web.	Working with Pages	Saving an Object as a Data Access Page