How to work with people
who don’t yet have Access 2013
Here are some things to keep in mind when sharing or exchanging files with people who are using an older version of Access.
In Access 2013…
What happens?
What should I do?
You open a database file | You can use Access 2013 to open and use files that were created in | Import just the tables and then reapply formats in Access 2013. |
that was created with | Access 2007. However, you will not be able to view or use features |
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Access 2007. | like Pivot Tables or conditional formatting. |
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You save your database | You will be able to open and use the database. | Nothing. |
as an Access 2007 file. |
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You save your database | Access 2007 and 2010 use the same file format. If you published | If you published an Access 2010 database as a web database and |
as an Access 2010 file. | an Access 2010 web database and open it in Access 2013, you will | want to later change it to an Access app, import the data into |
| only be able to view it; you will not be able to modify it. | a custom web app. |
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