Learn how to export an Access database to Excel. When you export data from Access to Excel, Access stores the copied data in a file that can be open in Excel.

If you’re able to download a .csv file, you can open this file in Excel by clicking the Data tab. In the Get & Transform Data group, click Get Data. Then, choose From File and finally From Text/CSV.

Click Create. Following these steps should create a new ASP.NET Core MVC project in Visual Studio. We’ll use this project to illustrate exporting data for Excel in the sections below.