Ask an Access person this question and they will respond "You should never
use Excel for a database!"

Ask an Excel person this question and they say, "Why, sure you could do it."

My response would be: it depends. You say that the database will be simple.
But how much data are you talking about? Thousands of names? Or much less?
Also: do you contemplate making the database more complex over time?

If you are dealing with a lot of data, or you think that this database is
the genesis of something more complex, then Access is probably a safe bet.
Else, use Excel.

Dave
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Brevity is the soul of wit.


"KatieVolunteers" wrote:

Is there any advantage to using Access over Excel for a simple database
containing names, addresses, phone numbers and basic biographical
information? I will eventually want to create mailing labels from the
database and extract email addresses to send group emails.