Chapter 14. Working with External Data

Working with External Data

One of Access's strongest features is its ability to work with outside data. You can import data from other Access databases, from Excel, and even from plain text files.

  • Import an Excel Worksheet

  • Link to an Excel Worksheet

  • Manage Linked Tables

  • Import a Table from Another Access Database

  • Import Data from a Delimited Text File

  • Export Data to Excel

  • Export Data as HTML

  • Export Data to a Plain Text File

  • Save Import or Export Specifications

  • Using Saved Import or Export Specifications

Import an Excel Worksheet

You can import data from an Excel worksheet into Access, creating a new table. This new table becomes a full part of the ...

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