The database capabilities of Excel are very powerful. In fact, not only can Excel be used to create a simple searchable database, it also can be used to create a proper relational database.

Excel is spreadsheet software program and Access is database software program, but both can be used to store data similarly. A "flat" database stores a single table with fields of data in each ...

Learn how to export an Access database to Excel. When you export data from Access to Excel, Access stores the copied data in a file that can be open in Excel.

While Access 2003 and 2002 include a wizard for importing data from an Excel file into an Access table, you may want to create a command button that will perform all of the steps of the wizard for ...

Excel tables have many benefits that regular spreadsheets lack. The biggest is the option to use data from multiple tables to create queries and reports.

It is particularly beneficial to use data-entry forms when your data range or table has many columns. A standard data-entry form in Excel looks similar to the screenshot below. (To follow along, ...

SQL lets you use one command to quickly create a new table containing a subset of records from a larger table while working in Access. Sound complicated? It's not, as Mary Ann Richardson shows us.

Learn how to master Microsoft Access with this comprehensive guide to database management, from core features to advanced tools and best ...