Editing Microsoft Access (section)

==File extensions==

Microsoft Access saves information under the following [[file formats]]:
{| class="wikitable" sortable"
|+Current formats
! scope="col" | File format
! scope="col" | Extension
|-
| Access Blank Project Template || .adn
|-
| Access Database (2007 and later) || .accdb
|-
| Access Database Runtime (2007 and later) || .accdr
|-
| Access Database Template (2007 and later) || .accdt
|-
| Access Add-In (2007 and later) || .accda
|-
| Access Workgroup, database for user-level security. || .mdw
|-
| Protected Access Database, with compiled VBA and macros (2007 and later) || .accde
|-
| Windows Shortcut: Access Macro || .mam
|-
| Windows Shortcut: Access Query || .maq
|-
| Windows Shortcut: Access Report || .mar
|-
| Windows Shortcut: Access Table || .mat
|-
| Windows Shortcut: Access Form || .maf
|-
| Access lock files (associated with .accdb) || .laccdb
|}

{| class="wikitable" sortable"
|+ Legacy formats
|-
! scope="col" | File format
! scope="col" | Extension
|-
| Protected Access Data Project (not supported in 2013) || .ade
|-
| Access Data Project (not supported in 2013) || .adp
|-
| Access Database (2003 and earlier)||.mdb
|-
| Access Database (Pocket Access for Windows CE)||.cdb
|-
| Access Database, used for addins (Access 2, 95, 97),<br>previously used for workgroups (Access 2) || .mda
|-
| Access Blank Database Template (2003 and earlier) || .mdn
|-
| Access
|-
| Access (SQL Server) detached database (2000) || .mdf
|-
| Protected Access Database, with compiled VBA and macros (2003 and earlier) || .mde
|-
| Access lock files (associated with .mdb) || .ldb
|}