- 1). Open Microsoft Access. Click the "Office" button. Select "Open" from the menu. Highlight the database you want to open. Click "Open."
- 2). Click the "Office" button. Click on the "Access Options" button.
- 3). Select "Current Database" from the left pane in the "Access Options" window.
- 4). Click in the radial button next to "Overlapping Windows" under "Document Window Options." Click the "OK" button.
- 5). Double-click on the "Switchboard" located beneath "Switchboard Items" in the left pane to open the switchboard. Click the "Maximize" button in the upper right corner of the "Main Switchboard" window.
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