Access 2003 Foundation

SECTION 2

Using the Zoom Toolbar

The Zoom Toolbar is used to view reports in your database. (To refresh your memory, a report is used to show the results of a query. For example, you could ask the database, “Which of my employees work in New York?” and then use a report to see the data.) This toolbar is particularly useful when reviewing a report before you print it, too. When you are viewing a report, the Zoom Toolbar is located by default at the top of the Access window:

Let’s take a look at the commands in the toolbar from left to right:

View		Allows you to switch between Design View and Page Preview.
Print		Prints the entire report using the default printer on your computer.
Zoom		Click this icon and then click the report print preview to switch between fit-to-window view and 100% full size.
Page Buttons (One, Two, Multiple)		Lets you view a single page at a time, two pages at a time, or up to six pages at a time.
Zoom Level		Click the pull-down arrow to zoom the preview from 25% to 1000% of its full size.
Close		Closes the report print preview.
Setup		Opens the Page Setup dialog box (described in Lesson 2.2).
OfficeLinks		This link lets you merge this report with a current Microsoft Word document, publish the document to a new Microsoft Word document, or put the data from the report into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
Database Window		This button will bring the Database window to the foreground.
New Object		This link lets you create a new database object.
Help		Opens the Access help file.