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Access desktop databases can help you store and track just about any kind of information, such as inventory, contacts, or business processes. Let’s take a walk through the paths you can take to create an Access desktop database, add data to it, and then learn about next steps towards customizing and using your new database.

Copy and paste data. Open the source and copy (Ctrl + C) the data. Open the Access table where you want to add the data in Datasheet view and paste it (Ctrl + V). Double-click each column heading and type a meaningful name. Click File Save and give your new table a name. Download the file by clicking the Download link and saving the file to your hard disk drive. Double-click the Microsoft.Access2010.Sample.StreamlineReporting.msi file on your hard disk drive to start the setup program. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

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Choose a template

Access templates have built-in tables, queries, forms, and reports that are ready to use. A choice of templates is the first thing you’ll notice when you start Access, and you can search online for more templates.

  1. In Access click File > New.
  2. Select a desktop database template and enter a name for your database under File Name. (If you don’t see a template that would work for you, use the Search online templatesbox.)
  3. You can either use the default location that Access shows below the File Name box or click the folder icon to pick one.
  4. Click Create.

Depending on the template, you might need to do any of the following to get started:

  • If Access displays a Login dialog box with an empty list of users:
    1. Click New User.
    2. Fill in the User Details form.
    3. Click Save & Close.
    4. Select the user name you just entered, and then click Login.
  • If Access displays a Security Warning message in the message bar, and you trust the source of the template, click Enable Content. If the database requires a login, log in again.

For more, see create an Access desktop database from a template.

Create a database from scratch

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If none of the templates fit your needs, you might start with a blank desktop database.

  1. From Access, click New > Blank desktop database.
  2. Type a name for your database in the File Name box.
  3. You can either use the default location that Access shows below the File Name box or click the folder icon to pick one.
  4. Click Create.

Add a table

In a database, your information is stored in multiple related tables. To create a table:

  1. When you open your database for the first time, you’ll see a blank table in Datasheet view where you can add data. To add another table, click the Create tab > Table. You can either start entering data in the empty field (cell) or paste data from another source like an Excel workbook.
  2. To rename a column (field), double-click the column heading, and then type the new name.
Tip: Meaningful names help you know what each field contains without seeing its contents.
  1. Click File > Save.
  • To add more fields, type in the Click to Add column.
  • To move a column, select it by clicking its column heading, and then drag it to where you want it. You can also select contiguous columns and drag them all to a new location.

For more, see Introduction to tables.

Copy and paste data

You can copy and paste data from another program like Excel or Word into an Access table. This works best if the data is separated into columns. If the data is in a word processing program, such as Word, either use tags to separate the columns or convert into a table format before copying.

  1. If the data needs editing, such as separating full names into first and last names, do that first in the source program.
  2. Open the source and copy (Ctrl + C) the data.
  3. Open the Access table where you want to add the data in Datasheet view and paste it (Ctrl + V).
  4. Double-click each column heading and type a meaningful name.
  5. Click File > Save and give your new table a name.
    Note: Access sets the data type of each field based on the information you paste into the first row of each column, so make sure that the information in the following rows match the first row.

Import or link to data

You can either import data from other sources , or you can link to the data from Access without moving the information from where it is stored. Linking can be a good option if you have multiple users updating the data and you want to make sure that you are seeing the latest version or if you want to save storage space. You can choose whether you want to link to or import data for most formats. See Import or link to data in another Access database for more information.

The process differs slightly depending on the data source, but these instructions will get you started:

  1. On the External Data tab, click the data format you’ll be importing from or linking to. If you don't see the right format, click More.
Note: If you still can't find the right format, you might need to export the data first to a file format that Access supports (such as a delimited text file).
  1. Follow the instructions in the Get External Data dialog box.

When you link, some formats are available as read-only. Here are the external sources that you can import data or link from:

Import
Link
Microsoft Excel
Yes
Yes
(read-only)
Microsoft Access
Yes
Yes
ODBC Databases, such as SQL Server
Yes
Yes
Text or comma-separated value (CSV) files
Yes
Yes
(add new records only)
SharePoint List
Yes
Yes
XML
Yes
Data Services
Yes
(read-only)
HTML Document
Yes
Yes
Outlook folder
Yes
Yes

For more information, see Import or link to data in another Access database.

Organize data with the Table Analyzer

You can use the Table Analyzer Wizard to quickly identify redundant data. The wizard then provides a simple way to organize the data into separate tables. Access preserves the original table as a backup.

  1. Open the Access database that contains the table that you want to analyze.
  2. Click Database Tools > Analyze Table.
    The first two pages of the wizard contain a short tutorial with examples. If you see a check box labeled Show introductory pages?, check the box, and then click Back twice to see the introduction. If you don't want to see the introductory pages again, uncheck Show introductory pages?

Next steps

The rest of the design process varies depending on what you want to do, but you probably want to consider creating queries, forms, reports, and macros. These articles can help:

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Shows how to create, read, write, copy and delete a file, how to retrieve file properties, and howto track a file or folder so that your app can access it again.This sample uses the Windows.Storage andWindows.Storage.AccessCache APIs.
Note: This sample is part of a large collection of UWP feature samples.If you are unfamiliar with Git and GitHub, you can download the entire collection as aZIP file, but besure to unzip everything to access shared dependencies. For more info on working with the ZIP file,the samples collection, and GitHub, see Get the UWP samples from GitHub.For more samples, see the Samples portal on the Windows Dev Center.
The sample demonstrates these tasks:
  1. Create a file in the Pictures library
    Uses one of the StorageFolder.CreateFileAsync methods to create the file.
  2. Get a file's parent folder
    Uses the StorageFile.GetParentAsync method to get the parent folder of the file that was created in the Picture folder. The app has the Pictures library capability, so it can access the folder where the file was created.
  3. Write and read text in a file
    Uses the FileIO.WriteTextAsync and FileIO.ReadTextAsync methods to write and read the file. For more info, see Create, write, and read a file.
  4. Write and read bytes in a file
    Uses the FileIO.WriteBufferAsync and FileIO.ReadBufferAsync methods to write and read the file. For more info, see Create, write, and read a file.
  5. Write and read a file using a stream
    Uses the following API to write and read the file using a stream.
    For more info, see Create, write, and read a file.
  6. Display file properties
    Uses the StorageFile.GetBasicPropertiesAsync method and the StorageFile.Properties property to get the properties of the file.
  7. Track a file or folder so that you can access it later (persisting access)
    Uses the StorageApplicationPermissions.FutureAccessList and StorageApplicationPermissions.MostRecentlyUsedList properties to remember a file or folder so that it can be accessed later.
    For more info, see Track recently used files and folders.
  8. Copy a file
    Uses one of the StorageFile.CopyAsync methods to copy the file.
  9. Compare two files to see if they're the same
    Uses the StorageFile.IsEqual method to compare two files.
  10. Delete a file
    Uses one of the StorageFile.DeleteAsync methods to delete the file.
  11. Try to get a file without getting an error
    Uses the StorageFolder.TryGetItemAsync method to get a file without raising an exception.
Note The Windows universal samples require Visual Studio 2017 to build and Windows 10 to execute.
To obtain information about Windows 10 development, go to the Windows Dev Center

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To obtain information about Microsoft Visual Studio and the tools for developing Windows apps, go to Visual Studio
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Note* If you want to learn about accessing files using a file picker, see Open files and folders with a picker.

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Reference

Windows.Storage namespace
Windows.Storage.AccessCache namespace
Windows.Storage.FileProperties
Windows.Storage.Streams namespace

System requirements

Client: Windows 10 build 10500 or higher

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Server: Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview build 10500 or higher
Phone: Windows 10 build 10500 or higher

Build the sample

  1. If you download the samples ZIP, be sure to unzip the entire archive, not just the folder with the sample you want to build.
  2. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
  3. Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples, go to the Samples subfolder, then the subfolder for this specific sample, then the subfolder for your preferred language (C++, C#, or JavaScript). Double-click the Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
  4. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

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Run the sample

The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

Deploying the sample

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Deploying and running the sample

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