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how do I open a access file .mdb on Word 2003?
I got a file in my email on yahoo and it would not open. I downloaded Win xp
file converter and still the file is not viewable on Word 2003 |
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An .mdb file is (I think) an Access database file. It can be opened in
Access and possibly in other database programs. I don't know if it can be used as a data source for a mail merge if you do not have the Access application. Access comes in several of the Office suites including Office Professional. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "flygal" wrote in message ... I got a file in my email on yahoo and it would not open. I downloaded Win xp file converter and still the file is not viewable on Word 2003 |
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Yes, it's an Access database.
I know you can use an Access database it as a data source in Word 2003 if you don't have Access installed since Word now uses an Access database, instead of a Word document, when you create a new data source in Word. I *think* you can use an Access database in Word 2002 as well since it used the OLE DB method to connect to the data source by default instead of DDE which is the default used for previous versions. Since I've always had Access installed I can't say for sure, though. -- Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... An .mdb file is (I think) an Access database file. It can be opened in Access and possibly in other database programs. I don't know if it can be used as a data source for a mail merge if you do not have the Access application. Access comes in several of the Office suites including Office Professional. |
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