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Reply Mon 8 Oct 2007, 16:48Delegate Stuart said...

Stuart has attended:
Access Consulting course

Importing Tables

I know this was covered in the course but could you remind me how to imort an existing Exel file into Access?

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Reply Tue 9 Oct 2007, 09:31Trainer Carlos said...

RE: Importing Tables

Hi Stuart

To import an excel file into Access do the following:

1. Make sure the Excel file is saved in a folder you have access to.

2. Start Microsoft Access and open the database you want to import the Excel information into.

3. Open the File menu, click Get External Data and then click Import.

4. In the Import dialog box, select Microsoft Excel (*.xls) in the Files Of Type option. (This will display only the Microsoft Excel files)

5. Find the desired file and click the Import button.

The Import Spreadsheet Wizard appears and allows you to choose options specific to the file.

Hope this helps

Carlos

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