March 15, 2015

How to Import External Data into Access 2013 App or Desktop Database

While you want Access database referring to your important excel file, the introduction about importing external data into Access 2013 App or desktop database in this passage would tell you how to do. So whether you have such a problem, go on to read.
  • S1: Import external file into an Access 2013 app
  • S2: Import external data into Access 2013 desktop database

S1: Import external file into an Access 2013 app


Available external file type: Excel workbooks, ODBC data sources, text/CSV files, SharePoint lists, and other Access databases.

Preparation: Access 2013 has been installed and opened on your computer and imported files have been prepared on computer or connected storage devices.

Step 1: On the Add Tables page, you can import data from Excel workbooks, ODBC data resources, text/CSV files, SharePoint lists, and other Access databases.

Tips: You can see Add Tables page when creating a new custom app. But if you have already started an app, open it in Access, then click Home - Table.

Step 2: Near the bottom of the Add Tables page, click the type of data source you want to import, and follow the instructions in the Get External Data wizard.

Tips: Imported data is always added to new table with default List and Datasheet views.

S2: Import external data into Access 2013 desktop database


Imported data can be added to existing table. And sometimes, when you couldn’t import data directly into an app, you might be able to import it into a desktop database first, and then import desktop database table into the app.

For example: import external excel file into Access 2013 desktop database

Step 1: Open Access 2013. On the External Data tab, in the Import & Link group, click the file type you want to import.

choose external file type to import into access

Step 2: Follow the instructions in the Get External Data Wizard. For example, click "Browse" button next to "File name" box, to specify the source of the definition of the objects. Now we choose to import Excel file.

specify external data location

Step 3: Follow "Import Spreadsheet Wizard" to do.

3-1 Choose Show Worksheet you like and click Next
3-2 Check "First Row Contains Column Headings" and click Next
3-3 Set "Field Name" and "Data Type"
3-4 Set datasheet primary key
3-5 Set a name for imported Excel file in Access and click Finish
3-6 Exit "Import Spreadsheet Wizard"
or Save Excel import steps
Tips: "Save import steps" will make it confident to import excel file next time again into Access 2013, not needing to follow "Import Spreadsheet Wizard" to do step by step.

Step 4: External Excel file has been successfully imported into Access 2013.

external excel file data imported into access 2013 successfully

Summary:

The beginning of importing different external data into Access is the same. But it would be different after you choose the file type you want to import. For example, if you want to import SQL database into Access database, it would be more complex than importing Excel or access database file into Access.

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