Import Excel data to an Access database
- Make sure the Microsoft Excel data is in list format: each column has a label in the first row and contains similar facts, and there are no blank rows or columns within the list.
- Close the Excel workbook that contains the data you want to use in Microsoft Access.
- In Access, open the database where you want to copy the Excel data.
- On the Access File menu, point to Get External Data, and then click Import.
- In the Import dialog box, click Microsoft Excel in the Files of type box.
- In the Look in list, locate the file you want to import, and then double-click the file.
- Follow the directions in the Import Spreadsheet Wizard.
For more information about this wizard and Access, click Display Help after the wizard is finished.