

When you import data, Access creates a copy of the data in a new or existing table without altering the source Excel worksheet. If your goal is to store some or all of your data from one or more Excel worksheets in Access, you should import the contents of the worksheet into a new or existing Access database.

Troubleshoot #Num! and other incorrect values in a linked table This topic explains in detail how to import or link to Excel data from Access desktop databases.

You can copy data from an open worksheet and paste it into an Access datasheet, import a worksheet into a new or existing table, or link to a worksheet from an Access database. You can bring the data from an Excel workbook into Access databases in many ways. As a workaround, you can remove the label before importing and then re-apply the label after importing. For more information, see Apply sensitivity labels to your files and email in Office. Note: Microsoft Access doesn’t support importing Excel data with an applied sensitivity label.
