Hey peeps, that is the question. I can buy a new mac for work if I can get Microsoft Access for it. I know I could just get Virtual PC, but that's not really an option due to the budget. From time to time, Apple computer owners may wonder whether it is possible to use the features of Microsoft Access on Mac. Some of the functions may be really helpful no matter how you feel about Microsoft or Windows in particular. Most of the experts insist on a fact it is impossible to get Microsoft Access on Apple computers.

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Mac users have several options for using Microsoft Access on their Macs.

Microsoft Office for Mac can do the following with Microsoft Access ACCDB and MDB files:

• 2011 and 2016: Get data from an Access file into an Excel Table or Excel PivotTable
• 2011 and 2016: Use Structured Query Language (SQL) in VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) and AppleScript automation
• 2011 and 2016: Use the macro recorder to get started with code
  
• 2011 only: Use a graphical user interface (Microsoft Query) to generate queries and reports from Microsoft Access
  
• Excel 2016 users can only vote here and hope someday Microsoft will restore this essential functionality lost to cost cutting
  

Limitations of Office for Mac with Microsoft Access

• Interaction with Access is Read-Only. Excel for Mac can not add, delete or modify records, fields, queries, views, tables or create anything new within Access.
  
• Only tables and views are available from Access databases. Forms and reports in an Access database are not available to Excel for Mac.
  

How To Get Ms Access On Mac

I need all Access features. Can I run Microsoft Access on my Mac? Yes!

Microsoft Access 2016 is available as a stand-alone product. You will need to have Microsoft Windows installed on your Mac either in Apple's Boot-Camp or in a virtual machine (Parallels or VMware). Using a virtual machine allows you to run Wndows and Windows applications simultaneously with your Mac OS apps. I recommend at least 16 gigabytes of RAM for running a virtual machine on your Mac.
Click here to purchase Microsoft Access 2016 stand-alone edition from the Microsoft store
Click here to purchase Microsoft Windows 10 from Amazon.com
Click here to purchase Parallels Desktop virtual machine from Amazon.com.

Tutorial

This tutorial explains how to query Microsoft Access tables using Excel for Mac.

• Part 1 - Overview (Current page)
  
• Part 2 - Connecting to Access (Next page)
  
• Part 4 - Getting your data in Excel 2011
  
• Part 4 - Getting your data in Excel 2016
  

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