Make an MDE file

1. Close the Microsoft Access database. If you are working in a multiuser environment, make sure that all other users have closed the Access database.
   
   
2. On the Tools menu, click Database Utilities, and then click Make MDE File.
   
   
3. In the Database To Save As MDE dialog box, specify the Access database you want to save as an MDE file, and click Make MDE.
   
   
4. In the Save MDE As dialog box, specify a name, drive, and folder for the Access database.

Caution   Be sure to save a copy of your original Access database. You can't modify the design of forms, reports, or modules in an Access database saved as an MDE file. If you need to change the design of these objects, you must do so in the original Access database and then re-save the Access database as an MDE file. You also won't be able to run or convert an Access database saved as an MDE file in future versions of Microsoft Access. You will only be able to open or convert the original Access database.