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Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Not enough information. Not enough pictures. Any additional feedback? The maximum is For Number fields, this property sets the type of number that will be stored Long Integer, Double, and so on. For the most efficient data storage, it is recommended that you allocate the least amount of space that you think you will need for the data.

You can adjust the value upwards later, if your needs change. This property sets how the data is displayed. It does not affect the actual data as it is stored in the field.

You can select a predefined format or enter a custom format. Use this property to specify a pattern for all data that will be entered in this field. This helps ensure that all data is entered correctly, and that it contains the required number of characters.

For help about building an input mask, click at the right side of the property box. Use this property to specify the default value that will appear in this field each time that a new record is added. This property sets whether a value is required in this field. If you set this property to Yes , Access does not allow you to add a new record unless a value is entered for this field.

If your data is currently stored in another program, such as Excel, you can copy and paste it into an Access table.

In general, this works best if your data is already separated into columns, as they are in an Excel worksheet. If your data is in a word processing program, it is best to separate the columns of data by using tabs, or to convert the data into a table in the word processing program before you copy the data.

If your data needs any editing or manipulation for example, separating full names into first and last names , you might want to do this before you copy the data, especially if you are not familiar with Access. When you paste data into an empty table, Access sets the data type of each field according to what kind of data it finds there.

Access names the fields depending on what it finds in the first row of pasted data. If the first row of pasted data is similar in type to the rows that follow, Access determines that the first row is part of the data and assigns the fields generic names F1, F2, etc. If the first row of pasted data is not similar to the rows that follow, Access determines that the first row consists of field names.

Access names the fields accordingly and does not include the first row in the data. If Access assigns generic field names, you should rename the fields as soon as possible to avoid confusion. Use the following procedure:.

In Datasheet view, double-click each column heading, and then type a descriptive field name for each column. Note: You can also rename the fields by switching to Design view and editing the field names there. To switch back to Datasheet view, double-click the table in the Navigation Pane. You might have data that is stored in another program, and you want to import that data into a new table or append it to an existing table in Access. Or you might work with people who keep their data in other programs, and you want to work with it in Access by linking to it.

Either way, Access makes it easy to work with data from other sources. You can import data from an Excel worksheet, from a table in another Access database, from a SharePoint list, or from a variety of other sources. The process you use differs slightly, depending on your source, but the following procedure will get you started.

For example, if you are importing data from an Excel worksheet, click Excel. If you don't see the program type that you need, click More. In the Get External Data dialog box, click Browse to find the source data file, or type the full path of the source data file in the File name box.

Click the option that you want all programs let you import, and some let you append or link under Specify how and where you want to store the data in the current database. You can create a new table that uses the imported data or with some programs you can append the data to an existing table or create a linked table that maintains a link to the data in the source program.

If a wizard starts, follow the instructions on the next few pages of the wizard. On the last page of the wizard, click Finish. If you import objects or link tables from an Access database, either the Import Objects or Link Tables dialog box appears. Choose the items that you want and then click OK.

Access prompts you about whether you want to save the details of the import operation that you just completed. If you think that you will be performing this same import operation again in the future, click Save import steps , and then enter the details.

If you don't want to save the details of the operation, click Close. If you chose to import a table, Access imports the data into a new table and then displays the table under the Tables group in the Navigation Pane.

If you chose to append data to an existing table, the data is added to that table. If you chose to link to data, Access creates a linked table under the Tables group in the Navigation Pane. You can use an application part to add functionality to an existing database.

An application part can be as simple as a single table, or it can comprise several related objects, such as a table and a bound form.

For example, the Comments application part consists of a table with an AutoNumber ID field, a date field, and a memo field. You can add it to any database and use it as-is, or with minimal customizing. In the Templates group, click Application Parts. A list of available parts opens. 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.

Click Open to open the database for shared access in a multiuser environment so that you and other users can read and write to the database. Click the arrow next to the Open button and then click Open Read-Only to open the database for read-only access so that you can view but not edit it. Other users can still read and write to the database. Click the arrow next to the Open button and then click Open Exclusive to open the database by using exclusive access.

When you have a database open with exclusive access, anyone else who tries to open the database receives a "file already in use" message. Click the arrow next to the Open button and then click Open Exclusive Read-Only to open the database for read-only access. Other users can still open the database, but they are limited to read-only mode.

Access automatically creates a new Access database in the same folder as the data file, and adds links to each table in the external database. To open one of the most recently opened databases, on the File tab, click Recent , and then click the file name for that database. Access opens the database by using the same option settings that it had the last time that you opened it.