This topic provides reference information about which features are installed with Microsoft Office Access 2003 and where you can find these features in the installation program. These features are also installed by the Microsoft Office 2003 installation program; they include Microsoft Access features as well as Office Shared Features and Office Tools. The default installation features are installed unless you customize the installation by including or excluding features.
| Feature | Location in the installation program |
|---|---|
| AutoShapes and Themes | Office Shared Features; Clip Organizer; Clip Organizer Collections |
| Calendar Control | Microsoft Access for Windows |
| Document Update Utility | Office Tools |
| Encapsulated Postscript | Office Shared Features; Converters and Filters; Graphic Filters |
| GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) | Office Shared Features; Converters and Filters; Graphic Filters |
| Help for Microsoft Access | Microsoft Access for Windows |
| Help for Microsoft Graph | Office Tools; Microsoft Graph |
| Hosted Webs | Office Tools; Office Server Extensions Support |
| JPEG Interchange Format | Office Shared Features; Converters and Filters; Graphic Filters |
| Macintosh PICT Import | Office Shared Features; Converters and Filters; Graphic Filters |
| Microsoft Access Program Files | Microsoft Access for Windows |
| Microsoft Graph | Office Tools |
| Microsoft Office Download Control | Office Shared Features |
| Office 2000 Web Components | Office Shared Features |
| Office 2003 Web Components | Office Shared Features |
| Office SOAP Toolkit | Office Shared Features |
| Popular Clip Art | Office Shared Features; Clip Organizer; Clip Organizer Collections |
| Research Explorer Bar | Office Tools |
| Save My Settings Wizard | Office Tools |
| Smart Tag Plug-ins | Office Tools |
| Spelling and Grammar Checkers | Office Shared Features; Proofing Tools; English |
| System Information | Office Tools |
| Tag Image File Format Import | Office Shared Features; Converters and Filters; Graphic Filters |
| Typical Themes | Office Shared Features; Themes |
| Typical Wizards | Microsoft Access for Windows |
| Web Discussions | Office Tools; Office Server Extensions Support |
| Windows Bitmap Import | Office Shared Features; Converters and Filters; Graphic Filters |
| Windows Metafile Import | Office Shared Features; Converters and Filters; Graphic Filters |
| Windows SharePoint Services Support | Office Tools |
Installed on first use (default)
| Feature | Location in the installation program |
|---|---|
| Access .NET Programmability Support | Microsoft Access for Windows; .NET Programmability Support |
| Additional Themes | Office Shared Features; Themes |
| Additional Wizards | Microsoft Access for Windows |
| Computer Graphics Metafile Import | Office Shared Features; Converters and Filters; Graphic Filters |
| Corel Draw Import | Office Shared Features; Converters and Filters; Graphic Filters |
| Database Replication | Microsoft Access for Windows |
| Digital Signature for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Projects | Office Shared Features |
| Equation Editor | Office Tools |
| French Proofing Tools | Office Shared Features; Proofing Tools |
| Japanese Font | Office Shared Features; International Support |
| Language Settings Tool | Office Tools |
| Microsoft Graph .NET Programmability Support | Office Tools; Microsoft Graph; .NET Programmability Support |
| Microsoft Handwriting Component | Office Shared Features |
| Microsoft Query | Office Tools |
| Northwind Database | Microsoft Access for Windows; Sample Databases |
| Northwind Sample Access Project | Microsoft Access for Windows; Sample Databases |
| Office 2003 Web Components .NET Programmability Support | Office Shared Features; Office 2003 Web Components; .NET Programmability Support |
| Office Assistant (six additional Assistants) | Office Shared Features; Office Assistant |
| PNG File Format Import | Office Shared Features; Converters and Filters; Graphic Filters |
| Snapshot Viewer | Microsoft Access for Windows |
| Spanish Proofing Tools | Office Shared Features; Proofing Tools |
| Speech | Office Shared Features; Alternative User Input |
| Visual Basic Help | Office Shared Features; Visual Basic for Applications |
| Web Scripting (Microsoft Script Editor) | Office Tools; HTML Source Editing |
| WordPerfect Graphics Filters | Office Shared Features; Converters and Filters; Graphic Filters |
Not installed (custom installation only)
| Feature | Location in the installation program |
|---|---|
| Handwriting | Office Shared Features; Alternative User Input |
| New and Open Office Document Shortcuts | Office Shared Features |
| Syriac Font | Office Shared Features; International Support |
| Universal Font | Office Shared Features; International Support |
Other features such as the sample databases and proofing tools
After you have installed Microsoft Access 2003, the sample databases appear on the Help menu, under Sample Databases, if they were installed.
The Microsoft Access 2003 Setup program may also install Text Converters and additional Proofing Tools; most of these components are installed on first use and therefore do not consume a large amount of disk space. Although you can use these components with other Microsoft Office 2003 applications such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, they are not designed to be used directly with Microsoft Access.
Other programs in Microsoft Office 2003
The following programs are installed with all configurations of Microsoft Office 2003, if a typical installation is selected. Additional programs may be installed with other configurations.
| Program and location in the Custom dialog box of Setup | Installed with Typical Setup? |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Excel | Yes |
| Microsoft Word | Yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Yes |