Working with Access

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   Conditional Formatting with Data Imported from Access
If you want to apply a conditional format to data imported into Excel from Access, you may run into some difficulties related to how that data is interpreted. Here's some ways around the difficulties.

   Preparing Data for Import into Access
When importing Excel information into Access, you need to be concerned with the condition of the data. Here's how to make sure that two common offendersâ€"Social Security Numbers and ZIP Codesâ€"are imported properly.

   Pulling Access Information into Excel
If you have a lot of data stored in Access databases, you may want to get at that information using Excel. There are a few ways you can go about this task.

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