Share an Access database on a network
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What do you want to do?
Ways to share a database
Learn about sharing Microsoft Access databases on a network
Share an Access database on a network server
Share an Access database when I don't have a network server
Split an Access database between its data and its objects
Learn about the three types of Web pages Microsoft Access creates
Work in a multiuser environment
Learn about editing data in an Access database in a multiuser environment
Learn about saving design changes to a shared Access database
Ways to open an Access database
Specify whether an Access database opens in shared or exclusive mode by default
Read tips for editing Access database objects in a multiuser environment
Read ways to optimize multiuser performance in an Access database
Manage record-locking
Read about choosing a record-locking strategy in an Access database in a multiuser environment
Specify the default record-locking strategy used in an Access database in a multiuser environment
Read ways to avoid data-locking conflicts in an Access database in a multiuser environment
Specify the default locking level used in an Access database in a multiuser environment
Specify multiuser/ODBC update retry and refresh interval settings in an Access database
View current data
Display the most current data in an Access database in Datasheet or Form view
Change how often data is updated automatically in an Access database in Datasheet or Form view
Automatically view the latest record in an Access database from a form