No, Microsoft have no plans to end Microsoft Access. They are committed to its development. See this video from Access Program Manager Ebo Quansah where he confirms that Microsoft will continue to develop Access and included it in future releases of Office.
As noted, rumors of Access’s demise have been circulating for years. They have never been true. But the problem with Access is that it doesn’t work well with the cloud and having cloud based apps is the tech darling right now. That doesn’t mean Access does not still have a place where cloud connectivity is not necessary.
No, the rumours that Microsoft Access is discontinued, that Microsoft Access is dying, or that Microsoft are end of life’ing Access are not correct. Consider it fake news disseminated by the companies selling Microsoft Access alternatives. What is replacing Microsoft Access? The next version of Microsoft Access.
This of course begs the inquiry “Is MS Access dying?”
The short answer is – definitely not in the short run. Maybe in the 3-5 year horizon. Microsoft Access is indeed the grand-daddy of business software, first released in 1992 almost three decades ago!
Does microsoft access automatically save?
There is no autosave in Access. Access is not a document centric application like Word or Excel. So there is nothing to Autosave,. When you are entering data in a form (or table), as soon as you move focus from the current record, the records is saved.
Does MS Access save data automatically?
By default, MS Access combines forms to data and it will automatically save up your data when you either close the form or switch between the records. It’s a plus point for all those users who don’t have the habit of saving up the data after making any changes.
On the File menu, click Close And Return to Microsoft Access. Now, when you make a change to a record, and then you either move to a different record or close the form, you are prompted to confirm that you want to save the current record. If you click No, the record is reset and the operation continues as normal.
Is VBA about to go away?
I also hear about VBA “about” to go away as well. The fact is Access in the last three years has gone through a growth spurt and its in no small effort due to the great Access team we have in place now. Access is the most prolific desktop database in the world, with the rest of the field of products not even close.
Does Microsoft Office autosave save every few seconds?
, office auto Save saves every few seconds so you don’t have to! Included in Excel 2016 and Powerpoint 2016, the new Auto. Save feature not only saves your document every few seconds, depending on what you’re doing, it also uses a simple UI to go back through previous versions of files.
, with auto Save, another built-in feature of Microsoft Excel, a newly created excel file can be saved automatically in a preset interval. Even if users forget to save the file, they will not totally lose it when something goes wrong.
, more auto Save is available when a file is saved to Microsoft One. Drive or Share. Point in Microsoft 365, but you need to save or open the file from within Excel, Power. Point or Word to switch it on. You also need an active Microsoft 365 subscription.
Well,, auto Save only applies to Office files stored in One. Drive, but the Office Auto. Recover feature is on by default and saves your work every 10 minutes. To view or change the Auto. Recover settings, open an Office app, and select File > Options > Save. How to turn off Auto, and save.
Make sure that the ‘Save Auto. Recover information’ option is selected. You can also choose your preferred time interval for automatic saving. Go to the Auto. Recover File Location field. Here, you will see the location of the autosave directory. By default, it is set to C: UsersuserApp, data, roaming, microsoft, and word.