Article ID: 142699 - Last Review: July 5, 2002 - Revision: 1.0

ACC: List of Microsoft Access and ADT Localized Versions

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This article lists the different localized languages in which Microsoft Access and the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit (ADT) are available.
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With a few exceptions, all localized versions of Microsoft Access and the ADT can run on an English version of the Windows operating system. However, when the application's language is different than the operating system's language, you may lose some functionality due to differences in character sets (also called code pages) and regional settings. Here are the exceptions and scenarios to watch out for:
  • To run a Central European (Czech, Hungarian, and Polish), Russian, Turkish or Greek edition of Microsoft Access on an English operating system, you must use the Pan European version of Windows. The Pan European version is nearly the same as the English version; however, it has additional fonts to support the non-Latin European languages.
  • Korean, Chinese, and Japanese versions of Microsoft Access (and the Japanese version of the ADT) can run only on a double-byte Windows operating system because of their character set requirements.
  • There are two English versions of Microsoft Access and the ADT: English US and English A/Z/AA. The latter is virtually the same as English US, however it includes a different dictionary and regional settings.
In the list below, the phrase "Yes (Pro)" indicates that Microsoft Access is available only in the Microsoft Office Professional suite; it is not available as a stand-alone package.
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Microsoft Access


Language              Version 2.0   Version 7.0
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Arabic/French            Yes           Yes
Arabic/US                Yes           Yes (Pro)
Brazilian                Yes           Yes
Chinese Traditional      No            Yes (Pro)
Czech                    Yes           Yes
Danish                   Yes           Yes
Dutch                    Yes           Yes
English A/Z/AA           Yes           Yes
English US               Yes           Yes
Finnish                  Yes           Yes
French                   Yes           Yes
German                   Yes           Yes
Greek                    No            Yes (Pro)
Hebrew/US                Yes           Yes
Hungarian                Yes           Yes
Portuguese (Portugal)    No            Yes (Pro)
Italian                  Yes           Yes
Japanese                 Yes           Yes (Pro)
Korean                   No            Yes (Pro)
Norwegian                Yes           Yes (Pro)
Polish                   No            Yes
Russian                  Yes           Yes
Spanish                  Yes           Yes
Swedish                  Yes           Yes
Thai/US                  Yes           Yes
Turkish                  No            Yes

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Access Developer's Toolkit


Language              Version 2.0   Version 7.0
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French                   Yes            Yes
German                   Yes            Yes
US                       Yes            Yes
Japanese                 Yes            Yes
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
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