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Access training
Access Quick Start
  • Create a database
  • Add a primary key
  • Backup your database
  • Create a query, form, or report
  • Learn more
Intro to Access
  • What is Access?
  • Get started with databases
  • Get to know database objects
Create an Access database
  • Desktop database or web app?
  • Create an Access desktop database
  • Create an Access web app
Add tables
  • Build tables and set data types
  • Build tables with Table Designer
  • Combine fields using the Calculated data type
Use relationships
  • Get started with table relationships
  • Create relationships with the Lookup Wizard
  • Create relationships with the Relationships Pane
  • Create many-to-many relationships
  • Create one-to-one relationships
Add and edit data
  • Copy data from Excel
  • Link to shared data
Manage data with queries
  • Get started with queries
  • Create basic queries
  • Create queries with more than one data source
  • Create queries with outer joins
  • Query unrelated data sources
Create forms
  • Create navigation forms
Create reports
  • Create basic reports
  • Modify and print reports
Create charts
  • Create a column chart
  • Create a bar chart
  • Create a line chart
  • Create a pie chart
  • Create a combo chart
Protect databases
  • Back up databases
Access training
Access Quick Start
  • Create a database
  • Add a primary key
  • Backup your database
  • Create a query, form, or report
  • Learn more
Intro to Access
  • What is Access?
  • Get started with databases
  • Get to know database objects
Create an Access database
  • Desktop database or web app?
  • Create an Access desktop database
  • Create an Access web app
Add tables
  • Build tables and set data types
  • Build tables with Table Designer
  • Combine fields using the Calculated data type
Use relationships
  • Get started with table relationships
  • Create relationships with the Lookup Wizard
  • Create relationships with the Relationships Pane
  • Create many-to-many relationships
  • Create one-to-one relationships
Add and edit data
  • Copy data from Excel
  • Link to shared data
Manage data with queries
  • Get started with queries
  • Create basic queries
  • Create queries with more than one data source
  • Create queries with outer joins
  • Query unrelated data sources
Create forms
  • Create navigation forms
Create reports
  • Create basic reports
  • Modify and print reports
Create charts
  • Create a column chart
  • Create a bar chart
  • Create a line chart
  • Create a pie chart
  • Create a combo chart
Protect databases
  • Back up databases

Backup your database in Access

Backup your database

  1. Select File > Save As.

  2. Under Database File Types, select Save Database As.

  3. Under Advanced, select Back Up Database and then select Save As.

    The default file name includes the source database and when the backup occurred.

  4. Select Save.

Backing up an Access database