Select a templateĮach template is designed to meet specific data management needs and you can either use one of the templates included with Access or find one online. After creating a database by using a template, you can customize the database to better suit your needs, just as if you had built the database from scratch.

Because the templates are designed to be complete end-to-end database solutions, they save you time and effort and enable you to start using your database right away. The database is ready to use, and contains all the tables, forms, reports, queries, macros, and relationships that you need to start working. What is an Access template?Īn Access template is a file that, when opened, creates a complete database application. If you want to organize and manage your data with Access but just don't want to spend time creating a database from scratch, try using a desktop database template.