Add users to security groups

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To complete this procedure, you must be logged on as a member of the Admins group.

1. Start Microsoft Access by using the workgroup that contains the user and group accounts.

   You can find out which workgroup is current or change workgroups by using the Workgroup Administrator.

2. Open a database.

3. On the Tools menu, point to Security, and then click User And Group Accounts.

4. On the Users tab, enter in the Name box the user you want to add to a group.

5. In the Available Groups box, click the group you want to add the user to, and then click Add.

   The selected group is displayed in the Member Of list.

6. Repeat step 5 if you want to add this user to any other groups. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add other users to groups. Click OK when you have finished.