In today's lesson, we will discuss how to join the Microsoft Access Beta channel to access the newest features before they are officially released. I will show you step-by-step how to enable the Beta channel, including the required registry change, and walk through the process of signing up within Access. We will also talk about important precautions, such as not installing beta software on your production machine, and highlight some new features you might see, like the enhanced zoom controls and the Monaco SQL Editor. We'll briefly mention new modern chart types that are available.