Saving Database Objects as HTML

Probably one of the most basic but powerful features in Access is the capability to save database objects as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) documents. You can publish table data, query results, form datasheets, forms, and reports as HTML. The following sections cover each of these objects.

HTML—A Primer

HTML is the language of the Web. It consists of a combination of formatting tags and text. HTML is not a programming language. Instead, it is a formatting language. The beauty of HTML is that it is platform- and operating system–independent. This means that machines running a large variety of operating systems can read Access-generated HTML documents.

Saving Tables as HTML

When saving table data to HTML, you can ...

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