Microsoft brings back dBASE file support (.dbf) in Access for Office 365 customers

Following the feedback from customers specifically from the Geographic Information System (GIS) community, Microsoft today announced that they are bringing back dBASE file support (.dbf) in Access for Office 365 customers. Users can now import or link to data stored in dBASE databases in Access. This new support for dBASE in Access 2016 is available to Office 365 subscribers. Microsoft is rolling out this new feature to Office Insiders first. In the coming months, they will be adding it to consumer and commercial Office 365 subscribers.