Access 2007
How do I?
1.
Open databases created in Access 2000, 2002 and 2003?
2.
Which features are available only in the new file format in Office Access 2007?
3.
Which features are available only in MDB file format?
4.
Which features are no longer available in Office Access 2007?
5. Enable a database?
6. Convert a database?
1.
Open databases created in Access 2000, 2002 and 2003?
a. With Microsoft Office Access 2007, you can open and use databases created in Access 2000, Access
2002, and Access 2003. Using the changes and improvements in Office Access 2007, you can also
convert databases created with previous versions of Access into the new Office Access 2007 file format.
Databases created with Access 97 or earlier must be enabled or converted for use with Office Access
2007.
b. Databases created using Access 2000, Access 2002, and Access 2003 do not need to be converted for
use with Office Access 2007. You can open the databases and modify data and object design in Office
Access 2007.
c. When you upgrade from Access 97 and earlier, you must either enable or convert your database files (in
MDB format) to open in Office Access 2007. When you open an Access 97 format MDB file for the first
time, you can enable or convert the database.
d. Click the Microsoft Office Button
, and then click Open.
e. Click a shortcut in the Open dialog box, or in the Look in box, click the drive or folder that contains
the database that you want.
f.
In the folder list, browse to the folder that contains the database.
g. When you find the database, do one of the following:
h. Double‐click the database to open it in the default mode specified in the Access Options dialog box or
the mode that was set by an administrative policy.
i. Click Open to open the database for shared access in a multi‐user environment so that you and other
users can read and write to the database.
j. Click the arrow next to the Open button and then click Open Read‐Only to open the database for
read‐only access so