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<guide platform="win mac" title="Opening an Acces Document" section="starting">
  <p>
      Opening a document in Acces is similar to opening a file in any desktop application. Open a document by using one
      of the following methods:
    </p>
  <ul>
      <li>In the toolbar, click the <span class="button">Open an Acces document</span> button <img class="icon" src="images/openbutton.png"></img>
      </li>
      <li>Choose <span class="menu">File &gt; Open</span>
      </li>
      <li>Use the <span class="key win">Ctrl+O</span><span class="key mac">Cmd+O</span> keyboard shortcut.
      </li>
    </ul>
  <div>
      <img class="screenshot-noshadow mac" src="images/fileopen.png"></img>
      <div class="caption">
        Choose <span class="menu">File &gt; Open</span> to open an Acces document
      </div>
    </div>
  <p>
      By default, Acces4 will look for documents in the last location where you opened or saved and Acces document. The
      first time you open or save a document, Acces4 defaults to <span class="mac">Documents</span><span class="win">My Documents</span>.
    </p>
  <img class="screenshot mac" src="images/opendialog.png">
  </img>
  <p>
      If your documents are saved somewhere else, navigate to that location using the <span class="list">Look in</span>
      list.
    </p>
</guide>