This document provides steps to import data from an Access database into Excel: 1) Click Data and select Import External Data, then New Database Query; 2) Select MS Access Database and the database file (e.g. Northwind.mdb); 3) Choose the data to import such as fields from the Customers table; 4) Apply filters if desired, such as importing only records where the contact name starts with "m"; 5) Select the starting Excel cell and import the filtered, sorted data.

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3. http://www.familycomputerclub.com Click on Data Select Import External data Click on New Database Query…

4. http://www.familycomputerclub.com 4. Click on MS-Access Database and then OK

5. http://www.familycomputerclub.com 5. Find the database file like ‘northwind.mdb’ as shown in the next Slides

6. http://www.familycomputerclub.com 6. The final path to the File Northwind.mdb is shown here

7. http://www.familycomputerclub.com 7. Now we look for the data to import

8. http://www.familycomputerclub.com 8. We have selected ‘Contact Title’, ‘Contact Name’ and ‘Phone’ from the customers table

9. http://www.familycomputerclub.com 9. Before importing the data we can also apply filters to import specific data

10. http://www.familycomputerclub.com 10. Here we wish to import all data with ‘contact name ‘ beginning with ‘m’

11. http://www.familycomputerclub.com 11. Data is also sorted

12. http://www.familycomputerclub.com 12. You can save the query at this point to run it automatically later

13. http://www.familycomputerclub.com 13. Select starting cell where the data will be imported into Excel

14. http://www.familycomputerclub.com 14. All the data with contact name beginning with ‘m’ and sorted in ‘ascending order’ has been imported!

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