Where is the Help in Microsoft Access 2010 and 2007?
- Method A: Press F1 keyboard to open Help Window;
- Method B: Familiar way to open Help Window if you have Classic Menu
- Method C: Help button in Ribbon
- Method D: Help button in backstage view (Only available in Access 2010)
Method B: Familiar way to open Help Window if you have Classic Menu
Classic Menu for Office brings back classic style menus and toolbar. It will enable you work in Access 2007/2010 as it ware Access 2003:
- Click the Help drop down menu in main menus;
- Click the Microsoft Access Help item.
Figure 1: Help in classic menu
Method C: Open Help window from Ribbon if you do not have Classic Menu
It is very easy to open Help window in Microsoft Access 2007 and 2010. Just click the help button in the upper right of Ribbon is ok.

Figure 2: Help button in Ribbon
Method D: Help button in backstage view (Only available in Access 2010)
Apart from the Help button in the upper right Ribbon, you can also get Help information from the backstage view in Access 2010. Click the Help button under File tab, you will get help information.

Figure 3: Help info in Access 2010 backstage
More tips for Microsoft Access
- Where is Compact and Repair
- Where is Convert Database
- Where is Create Query
- Where is Design View
- Where is Field List
- Where is Form
- Where is Help
- Where is Linked Table Manager
- Where is Lookup Wizard
- Where is MDB Save As
- Where is Message Bar
- Where is Navigation Pane
- Where is Security
- Where is Startup
- Where is Switchboard Manager
- Where is Workgroup Manager
Classic Menu for Office
Frustrated by endless searches for commands on the ribbon interface of Access? The Classic Menu for Office brings back the familiar menus and toolbars to Microsoft Access 2007 and 2010. The classic view allows you to work with Office 2010 as if it were Office 2003.
- All new features and commands for Access 2007 and 2010 have been added to the menus and toolbars.
- You can still enjoy many features of Access 2003 that have been removed from Access 2007 and 2010.
- You won't need any training or tutorials after upgrading to Microsoft Access 2007 and 2010.









