title: The difference between using an OLE Object and an Attachment in Access 2007?
body: <p>I'm learning Access 2007, and among the list of data types are the OLE Object and the Attachment.</p>
  
  <p>The text has this to say about Attachments:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>You can use attachments to store
    several files, and even different
    types of files, in a single field. The
    Attachment field is new for Access
    2007 and stores data files more
    efficiently than using other fields
    like the OLE Object field.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>More efficiently than OLE Objects?</p>
  
  <p>What is the purpose and proper use of the Attachment data type? And how is it related to the OLE Object?</p>