What is Microsoft Access?
Microsoft Access is used to manage information and is a database system. It is used to store information and to produce downloads for reporting and analysis.
How is Excel different to Microsoft Access?
Microsoft Access has huge capacity and is can store more information than Excel. However, the analytical tools in Excel a far more extensive than Access.
Many roles that require Access skills, will require Excel skills. This is because large amount of data stored in Access will be extracted to Excel for analysis and reporting. Excel allows for far more flexible use of calculations.