ACCESS INTEGRATION WITH OFFICE SUITE APPS

Microsoft Access is a solid choice for handling your business data—whether it's client records, financial information, or project tracking. It’s well-suited for small teams, typically under 20 users, especially when working from the same office location. A.D.S. has designed systems that serve everything from a single department to multiple offices and divisions. While we also offer support for high-volume data via SQL Server, Access remains a smart option for small to mid-sized businesses. You can achieve a lot within the Microsoft platform, often without the need to pay ongoing fees like you would with generic cloud-based tools.

One of Microsoft Access’s key strengths is how well it connects with other Office tools like Excel and Word. This seamless integration empowers users to handle data more effectively—from analysis to presentation—while improving efficiency and coordination across departments.

Excel makes it easy to bring large datasets into Access, where they can be stored more systematically, organized relationally, and queried with greater precision. Likewise, sending Access queries or reports back to Excel enables users to perform advanced analysis, create pivot tables, and build charts using tools they already know. This seamless two-way integration allows users to take advantage of both platforms' strengths without duplicating work or manually reformatting data.

With Outlook, you can click a button and generate client or companywide emails for mass company policy changes or Customer outreach. Access can even help with adding events to your shared calendars of your employees or coworkers. This is also great for companies that need to generate and email estimates, job bids, or invoices for a large client base.

With Microsoft Access linked to Word, you can harness Mail merge to efficiently create individualized letters, labels, and documents using your database information. This is perfect for businesses or groups that frequently send personalized messages such as invoices, invitations, or client alerts.

• Automate document creation using macros and VBA
• Improve data accuracy by minimizing manual data entry between programs
• Generate rich reports and dashboards with real-time data
• Develop fully functional CRMs/HRMs/ERMs or other resource or process management systems
• Maintain a consistent workflow across different Office tools
• Increase speed of handling the day-to-day administrative tasks that all businesses require

A.D.S. advises clients to consider Access when they require a small to mid-sized database system with support for up to 20 simultaneous users. Access tends to have more competitive programming rates and faster production speeds than other technologies.

Most have worked with software, but only a few have seen what truly great software can do. Reach out today and let us help you get started. You’ll be thankful you chose a knowledgeable, experienced programming team to support your business systems. Say goodbye to off-the-shelf programs and explore the power of a solution tailored to you. Call us at (206) 970-1843 to find out if Microsoft Access is the right fit for your business.