Open a database, or switch to the Database window for the open database.

To import tables, on the File menu, point to Get External Data, and then click Import. To link tables, on the File menu, point to Get External Data, and then click Link Tables.

In the Import (or Link) dialog box, in the Files Of Type box, select ODBC Databases (). The Select Data Source dialog box lists the defined data sources The Select Data Source dialog box is displayed; it lists the defined data sources for any ODBC drivers installed on your computer. Click either the File Data Source or Machine Data Source tab, and then double-click the MyODBC or MyODBC 3.51 data source that you want to export to. To define a new data source for the MyODBC or MyODBC 3.51 driver, please Section 26.1.9.2, “Configuring a MyODBC DSN on Windows”.

If the ODBC data source that you selected requires you to log on, enter your login ID and password (additional information might also be required), and then click OK.

Microsoft Access connects to the MySQL server through ODBC data source and displays the list of tables that you can import or link.

Click each table that you want to import or link, and then click OK. If you're linking a table and it doesn't have an index that uniquely identifies each record, Microsoft Access displays a list of the fields in the linked table. Click a field or a combination of fields that uniquely identifies each record, and then click OK.