How to: Open an existing database.
Solution:
Select 'Open Database...' from the 'File' menu, locate and select the database to open, and click 'Open'.
1) With Access already opened, select the 'File' menu and select 'Open Database...'. (The Open dialog box appears.)
the Open dialog box
2) Select the drive where the existing database is located from the 'Look in' drop-down list.
3) Select the folder that contains the database file in the 'Look in' list box. (The desired database file appears in the Look in list box.)
NOTE: If the file is in a sub-folder, continue selecting folders in the 'Look in' list box until the database file is displayed.
4) Select the database file. (The file is highlighted.)
5) Click 'Open'. (The database opens.)
NOTE: If a database is currently opened, it will be closed before the selected database is opened.
