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i need to know about excel the software and what it is good for. also i
need to know why/if so is Access better than it and what are the differences
between the two software. if you could reply as soon as possible it would be
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Wow - that's a pretty broad question.

I could give you the million line response, or just simply say
Excel is a Spreadsheet application
Access is a Database application

Since both applications give users the ability to manage their data, there
is quite a lot of feature overlap.
Each application has their strengths depending on the task.

Suggest you research the terms Spreadsheet and Database.

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i need to know about excel the software and what it is good for. also i
need to know why/if so is Access better than it and what are the
differences
between the two software. if you could reply as soon as possible it would
be
much appretiated.

thank you,



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Hi

sounds like homework to me.

couple of things you might like to research a
- limitations with regards to the number of records each can deal with
- concepts like relational vs flatfile databases

Cheers
JulieD

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Wow - that's a pretty broad question.

I could give you the million line response, or just simply say
Excel is a Spreadsheet application
Access is a Database application

Since both applications give users the ability to manage their data, there
is quite a lot of feature overlap.
Each application has their strengths depending on the task.

Suggest you research the terms Spreadsheet and Database.

--
Rob van Gelder - http://www.vangelder.co.nz/excel


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i need to know about excel the software and what it is good for. also i
need to know why/if so is Access better than it and what are the
differences
between the two software. if you could reply as soon as possible it
would be
much appretiated.

thank you,





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As Rob explained answering to your question will be out of scope here.
There are Video Tapes (and now mostly CD / DVDs too), on Excel
and Access Tutorials. I would suggest you contact a local MicroSoft dealers
and get the Tutorial tapes. These are pretty good for one to learn faster.

Sharad

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need to know why/if so is Access better than it and what are the
differences
between the two software. if you could reply as soon as possible it would
be
much appretiated.

thank you,



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You can try out the whole of the Ofice suite for free for a trial period:
check the Microsoft site.

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i need to know about excel the software and what it is good for. also i
need to know why/if so is Access better than it and what are the differences
between the two software. if you could reply as soon as possible it would be
much appretiated.

thank you,



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