In a hush-hush move, Microsoft has temporarily made a handful of the Access Templates available for download directly on the Office.com website like Excel, Word, … instead of needing to do so through the application itself, but they are doing so in some sort of A/B testing methodology which means some people will see the link to the download while others will not.  Apparently, they are trying to gauge the interest in such a feature to determine if this should remain a permanent site feature or not.

I have tried numerous times (different browsers, different IP addresses) to get the link through the website (https://templates.office.com/) and never once has it displayed for me to take advantage of.

Without going into the flawed nature of Microsoft’s adopted testing model, fellow MVP Jack Stockton has supplied us with the link to publicize in the hopes that people will use it and download the templates and show Microsoft that there is active interest for the Templates to remain available and part of the Office.com site next to its bothers and sisters (Excel, Word, …).

So, please spread the word and use the link yourself!

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/featured-access-templates-e14f25e4-78b6-41de-8278-1afcfc91a9cb?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US