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Open an Existing Database

  1. Click on the Office Button.
  2. Click on Open.

    Note:     If you have opened the database recently, it will be listed in the Recent Documents. You can simply click on the title of the database to open it.
  3. The Open dialog window will appear. Navigate to the appropriate file.
  4. Double click the file or click the file and click Open.

Access Extras

When you open Access 2007 there is a recent document panel on the Getting Started Screen. You may open an existing document by clicking on the filename on the Getting Started Screen.