sharepoint2013

Using SharePoint with
Excel and Access
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IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO
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Import data from an Excel spreadsheet to a list in SharePoint.
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Export a SharePoint list to an Excel spreadsheet.
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Export an Excel table to a SharePoint site.
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Build an Access app.
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Create a table in an Access app.
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Work with Access apps in the browser.
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Export data from an Access desktop database to a list.
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Import data from a list, and link to a list.
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▪ Move data from a desktop database to a list, and work offline.
Microsoft SharePoint 2013 provides the collaborative backbone to the Microsoft Office
2013 system. This chapter focuses on the integration of SharePoint 2013 with Microsoft
Office Excel 2013 and Microsoft Office Access 2013.
Similar to previous versions, with Excel 2013 you can export and import data to and from
SharePoint lists and provide one-way synchronization from SharePoint lists to Excel spreadsheets
so that you can take the data offline, and then synchronize with the SharePoint lists
when you reconnect.
The combination of SharePoint 2013 and Access 2013 makes it easy for you to build a desktop
database against SharePoint. Ever since Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, you
could move away from storing your Access desktop database files on file shares. You can
store an Access database in a SharePoint library, which lets you and your team collaborate
easily with the Access database solution. You can also move data held in Access tables to
SharePoint lists, exposing the lists in the Access database as linked tables that allow updates
in SharePoint lists to be reflected in the Access table, and vice versa. If you do not possess
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