Access 2000 has several new and improved features that make it even easier to view and share information from a database. These features include:

Improved wizards. The wizards help you create tables, forms, and queries and are even more intuitive to use.

Name AutoCorrect. When you rename a field (column) in a table, the change is automatically updated in all dependent tables, queries, and forms.

Drag and Drop to Excel. You can export data from Access 2000 to Excel 2000 simply by dragging the Access 2000 objects into Excel 2000 (tables, queries, and so on). This feature is convenient when you maintain information on your students in both Access 2000 and Excel 2000 and you need to transfer some data from one file to another.

Compact on close. Databases can grow in size quickly and take up space on your hard disk. Access 2000 automatically compresses a database when the file is closed to reduce the file size. This is especially useful when space on the hard disk is limited and you are storing databases for a number of classes.

Report snapshot. You can create snapshots of Access 2000 reports that can be distributed to a disk, printer, Web page, or e-mail.

Data access pages. Creating Web pages from the objects in your database is a simple process using this new feature in Access 2000. Now your students can view and add information to a class database easily from your school intranet or from home.