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Article ID: 824265 - Last Review: September 17, 2011 - Revision: 4.0
Location of the Northwind sample files in Access 2003
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.
This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and a
Microsoft Access project (.adp).
For a Microsoft Access 2002 version of this article,
see
276376Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=276376/
)
.
This article contains information about the Northwind sample
files that Microsoft Office Access 2003 creates.
When you install Microsoft Office Access 2003, the sample
Access database file (Northwind.mdb) and the sample Access project file
(NorthwindCS.adp) are created on your computer. You can open these files by
using the
Help menu that is provided in the Access database file or in the
Access project file.
To open Northwind.mdb or to open
NorthwindCS.adp, follow these steps:
- Start Access.
- On the Help menu, point to Sample
Databases, and then click Northwind Sample Database
to open the Northwind.mdb file.
-or-
Click Northwind
Sample Access Project to open the NorthwindCS.adp file.
When you install Office Access 2003, the sample database file
and the project file are created at
Office
Path\OFFICE11\SAMPLES.
To open the samples files,
follow these steps:
- Locate the sample folder.
- Double-click the Northwind.mdb file or
double-click the NorthwindCS.adp file.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office Access 2003
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