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While working in Microsoft Excel 2002 and Microsoft Access 2002, you can use several Access features to maintain your Excel data with the AccessLinks add-in program.

While working in Microsoft Excel 2002 and Microsoft Access 2002, you can use several Access features to maintain your Excel data with the Access Links add-in program.


Note   Although it was not necessary to download this add-in with previous versions of Excel (it was shipped with the product), you must download it here in order to use it with Excel 2002.

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2012.

Supported operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT

• This download works with the following Office applications:
• Excel 2002

To install this download

1. You may want to print this page to use as a reference when you are offline.
2. Quit Excel if it's running.
3. Download the file from the Microsoft Office Tools on the Web site by clicking the Download link above and following the instructions in the dialog boxes.
4. Double-click the acclnk.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
6. Start Excel.
7. On the Tools menu, click Add-ins.
8. Select the Microsoft AccessLinks Add-in check box.

You can use the Access Links add-in to manage Excel data in the following ways:

• Convert an Excel list to an Access database.
• Create an Access report from Excel data.
• Use an Access form to enter Excel data.

1. Start Excel.
2. On the Tools menu, click Add-Ins.
3. Clear the Microsoft AccessLinks add-in check box.