Microsoft Access is a computer application used to create and manage computer-based databases on
desktop computers and/or on connected computers (a network).
Microsoft Access can be used for personal information management (PIM), in a small business to...
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Microsoft Access is a computer application used to create and manage computer-based databases on
desktop computers and/or on connected computers (a network).
Microsoft Access can be used for personal information management (PIM), in a small business to organize
and manage data, or in an enterprise to communicate with servers.
Introduction to the Access 2010 file format
Access 2010 creates files in the .
accdb file format, which cannot be opened by using versions of Access earlier than
2007.
This article describes the new features of the Access 2010 file format, reviews some issues that occur when you
convert to earlier file formats, and summarizes how some related file types have changed from earlier versions.
New features of the Access 2010 file format
The Access 2010 file format enables you to create Web databases — Access applications which can be published a
database to a Microsoft SharePoint server and then used through an Internet browser.
In addition, the new file format
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