Backwards Compatability Developing on Access 2013 and Using on 2007

[JONeill]

I think I may have to create and Access program for 2007. The problem is I have 2013. It's pretty standard stuff but I'm not sure if it will run on such an old version. The Excel stuff I've done works fine. So, am I outa luck or will it still work?

 

[Joe4]

They both use accdb formats, so you are probably all right.
There may be some minor changes to certain functions (probably mostly VBA), but if you are just doing basic stuff, you probably won't encounter those differences.

 

[JONeill]

Ok. I was mostly concerned about forms and maybe some controls. Although, the functionality is the same, the appearance of the interface is very different. Thought maybe there might be some other things I should be aware of. There's not much difference in the Excel forms between the two versions.

 

[Joe4]

The big difference was when it changed from mdb to accdb (see: https://www.lifewire.com/access-file-formats-accdb-vs-mdb-1019506). But both 2007 and 2013 are accdb, so you should be fine in most cases.