Access & Excel
Access & Excel articles — insights, how-tos, and guides from YittBox.
June 18, 2026
Microsoft Access VBA: What It Does, and Where It Becomes a Maintenance Liability
VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) is what turns a basic Access database into something that actually automates a business process. It's also, more often than…
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June 16, 2026
Microsoft Access Performance Tuning: Practical Fixes Before You Migrate
A slow Access database doesn't always mean it's time to migrate. A lot of the sluggishness we see is fixable with proper tuning — here's what actually works, an…
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June 12, 2026
Access to Open-Source Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite Compared
Not every Access migration needs to stay inside the Microsoft ecosystem. MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite are all legitimate targets, each with a genuinely differe…
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June 10, 2026
Access + SharePoint: When Lists Work as a Backend, and When They Don't
Using SharePoint Lists as a data backend instead of Access is a path a lot of Microsoft 365 shops consider, mostly because the tooling is already sitting there,…
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June 9, 2026
Will We Lose Our Data When We Convert From Access or Excel?
It's the worry that stops a lot of teams from modernizing: what happens to years of records? Here's exactly how a safe conversion protects your data. Will we lo…
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June 8, 2026
Access to Dataverse / Power Apps: Microsoft's Low-Code Path, Honestly Assessed
Of every migration target in this cluster, Dataverse and Power Apps is the one Microsoft most actively promotes as "the" successor to Access. It's a legitimate…
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June 7, 2026
Custom Web App vs No-Code (Airtable, Zoho, Power Apps): An Honest Comparison
No-code tools like Airtable, Zoho, and Power Apps are genuinely useful — but they're not always the right answer. Here's an honest comparison so you can pick th…
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June 6, 2026
Access to Azure SQL: The Cloud Path, and Its Real Trade-Offs
Azure SQL solves the same core problem an on-premises SQL Server migration does — Access's data-layer limits — but changes who manages the server. Here's what t…
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June 5, 2026
How Do You Convert an Excel Spreadsheet Into a Web Application?
If a spreadsheet has quietly become the system your business runs on, the good news is you don't have to start over. Here's how turning it into a web applicatio…
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