Microsoft Access 2021

Microsoft Office Access - abbreviated as MS Access or simply Access - is a database management software (DBMS) provided by Microsoft.

MS Access is often packaged in the Microsoft Office suite and is a popular database management system - because of its convenience, ease of use and ability to meet most common office applications. MS Access is one of the database management systems widely used in computers today.

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Key Features of Microsoft Access

With the ability to add, edit, delete, store and retrieve data. Microsoft Access helps you manage your data effectively, specifically:

1. Set up, create data tables
2. Import data tables from formats such as Excel, Database, Web Content,…
3. Create links between tables
4. Retrieve information from one or more tables through a join
5. Export data to Excel, CSV, Access, PDF files, etc.
6. Automate Processes with VBA
7. Report Design
8. Data synthesis and calculation

Microsoft Access is truly a tool for managing and working with data, especially data that is linked together to form a complete information system.

Because it is integrated into the Microsoft Office suite, Access is very popular. It will be a great start for users who are new to databases and database systems; it is a premise for users to start getting acquainted with the basic concepts of data types, data architecture, relationships between tables and start learning SQL.

Lesley Montoya

Update 15 January 2025