To open a database, follow these steps:
Click the Open button on the toolbar (or select Open Database from the File menu).
Use the Look in box to locate the folder in which the database is contained.
Set Share and Access Level if required using the Properties button:
Shared/Exclusive – in Exclusive mode, only you can open and change the database. In Shared mode, a number of users can look at the data at the same time. You need to be in Exclusive mode to set a Database Password.
Read/Write – in Read Only mode, the data can be viewed but not modified. In Read/Write mode, the data can be viewed, edited and deleted.
Open the database itself by double clicking on the database name (or clicking on Open).
Ability will open the database and display the Database Manager