Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
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Open ACCESS file with a mdb. extension
On 14 October 2025 I installed a new Dell CPU with Win 11 O/S to allow for the fact that Microsoft would no longer support Win 10 on my old Dell 8500 CPU that did not have the configuration necessary to install Win 11. At the same time I purchased…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
asked 2025-12-04T14:25:56.7933333+00:00
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Graham Hamilton
0
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commented 2025-12-04T18:40:54.1+00:00
Graham Hamilton
0
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No code being displayed on lAccess Visual Basic Screen.
Worked in my Access Database yesterday and all was working fine. Today, when I go to my Visual Basic Screen, all my code is gone. The page is blank.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-12-02T12:30:09.1733333+00:00
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George Stacy
0
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commented 2025-12-03T09:13:23.0366667+00:00
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Michelle-N
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Does my Microsoft 365 Basic subscription give me use of Access?
Does my Microsoft 365 Basic subscription give me use of Access?
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-30T11:48:18.4733333+00:00
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Carl Perrozzi
20
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edited an answer 2025-12-01T10:43:04.1033333+00:00
Karl Donaubauer
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looking for an Access database for wine
Looking for template for tracking wines I buy, drink and evaluate for future use.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-30T02:42:05.1466667+00:00
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Harvey Kliman
20
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accepted 2025-11-30T19:39:13.6166667+00:00
Harvey Kliman
20
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2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Get Access to produce searchable PDF file.
How do I get MS Access Export to PDF feature to produce searchable PDF documents? I've tried both Standard publishing and Minimum size options and neither works. I've also tried to print to PDF but again the text is not intelligent. I'm using FoxIt…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
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Before Update VBA code not working
I have a combo box (PublicationCombo) in a subform that requires an entry before the record can be saved. I have the "Required" property in the corresponding table set to "Yes". The following VBA code is in the subform's…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-12T11:03:59.4733333+00:00
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Robert Walberg
5
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recommended 2025-11-26T15:22:59.94+00:00
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Ana M
0
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I cannot open Access data sheets from 2024 on my 2025 Access Why?
I cannot seem to open "024 acess data shets on my new 2025 access Why?
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-23T17:30:10.0166667+00:00
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KenS
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commented 2025-11-24T21:52:25.54+00:00
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Tom van Stiphout
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Access: Try to import data from Excel but "Subscript out of Range" error
Trying to import data from Excel: error message "Subscript out or range"
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-22T01:01:47.79+00:00
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Alan Crockett
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commented 2025-11-23T06:30:59.05+00:00
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Duane Hookom
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Why doesn't the sort option in Access work? It's grayed out.
I want to sort items in a field alphabetically but the sorting option is grayed out and won't work. Moved from: Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-21T15:28:38.4866667+00:00
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Tom Kauffmann
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edited the question 2025-11-21T18:57:48.1566667+00:00
Gérard Oomens
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Access, Abfrageentwurf, Schaltfläche Ausführen! deaktiviert
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren Seit Tagen schaffe ich es nicht, dass ich im Access Abfrageentwurf wieder die Schaltfläche Ausführen! nutzen kann. Ich habe mich diesbezüglich schon an den Support von Microsoft gewandt, die Tech Community konsultiert;…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-16T10:20:36.5+00:00
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Ruedi Fischer
0
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edited an answer 2025-11-17T10:54:34.4766667+00:00
Karl Donaubauer
2,691
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Help on access
i have a cmd button that currently once pressed opened outlook, populates with names and attached a report. is there a way a pdf can be used in the replace of the report?
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-07T13:04:48.4166667+00:00
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Mark Powell
0
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commented 2025-11-13T07:33:29.02+00:00
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Dora-T
8,185
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5 answers
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Why did a design filter in Access just disappear?
I have had a data filter setup under advanced filter/sort for years now. Always there and worked well. Now access is saying it can't find that filter. Why? What happened and how can it be restored?
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-06T22:50:51.1766667+00:00
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Dave
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answered 2025-11-12T21:53:50.2466667+00:00
George Hepworth
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Access apply filter/sort not working.
In Access the apply filter/sort stays grayed out after running advanced filter/sort in the datasheet view of a table. The only thing highlighted is "run". It was working until the latest update. I ran a compete repair and also put a previous…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-11T20:56:27.56+00:00
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Diane Leeper
20
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answered 2025-11-12T21:52:44.9033333+00:00
George Hepworth
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Halted at the 1st hurdle!
Hi, I purchased 365 Family to share with my granddaughter so that she can use ACCESS. The problem is that each time she tries to create something (like a new blank document or a template), a pop-up says that the VBA project can't be read. This is the…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-11T10:46:43.6333333+00:00
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Robert Walker
0
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answered 2025-11-11T18:44:03.4666667+00:00
George Hepworth
22,215
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Unable to install Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 (ACE 16.0) – installer doesn’t launch I downloaded the official Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 (ACE 16.0) installer (accessdatabaseengine_X64.exe) from the Microsoft Download Center. When I
I downloaded the official Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 (ACE 16.0) installer (accessdatabaseengine_X64.exe) from the Microsoft Download Center. When I run the file—either by double-clicking it or from Command Prompt as Administrator nothing…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-05T18:10:14.84+00:00
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Gudipati, Satya (BC Pension)
0
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commented 2025-11-10T23:30:55.8166667+00:00
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Tammy-Ng
5,265
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
6 answers
Data Graphing Program
Can anyone recommend a good, easy to learn program (more capable than Excel) to graph data exported from Access? Also, other than Power BI Thank you!
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-10-28T16:06:52.2033333+00:00
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William Bielfeldt
45
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commented 2025-11-07T07:35:17.4933333+00:00
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Flora-T
6,820
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Moderator
1 answer
Trying to activate my MicroSoft Office Pro 2010 have issue Access.en-us/Access.en-us/branding.xml.
Trying to activate my MicroSoft Office Pro 2010 have recurring error message - Access.en-us/Access.en-us/branding.xml. Where can I download a fix for this problem please?
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-02T13:06:39.09+00:00
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Diane Hughes
0
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commented 2025-11-06T14:46:09.3+00:00
Flora-T
6,820
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Moderator
4 answers
Image in Access report prints in wrong place
I have a report for an Access table which includes an image control at the top right of the Detail section. In the original table and report the data source was a photo attachment in each record. As this was very time-consuming when image updates were…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-10-27T05:57:12.8+00:00
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Dann Cox
0
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recommended 2025-11-05T20:09:06.4733333+00:00
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Alexandra Tanasescu
0
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Microsoft Access - Trying to add a textbox in design view to a form but it displays #Name? in form view
I have just started to use Microsoft Access. When I add a textbox to a form in design view and type text, when I choose form view it displays #Name? What am I doing wrong
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
20,846 questions
asked 2025-11-04T16:00:32.4866667+00:00
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David Hallett
0
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recommended 2025-11-04T17:15:01.43+00:00
Duane Hookom
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Why can't I change the alphabetical order on an existing database. Why the Ascending and Descending order options are grayed out?
While creating a new table with data in Microsoft Access (M365), I am unable to sort the information in alphabetical order. The options to arrange data in ascending or descending order are disabled. I attempted to create another table within the same…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
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