Access 2003 - Level 2 Intermediate
Course Code: AC03L2
Duration: 1 Day
Overview
As you begin this course, you should have the basic skills you need to work with a Microsoft Office Access 2003 databases. This includes working with Access tables, relationships, queries, forms, and reports. But thus far you have been focusing on essential database user skills only. In this course you will consider how to design and create a new Access database, how to customize database components, and how to share Access data with other applications.
You will design and create a new Access database; improve queries, forms, and reports; and integrate Microsoft Office Access 2003 with other applications.
Microsoft Access 2003: Level 2 is designed for the student who wishes to learn intermediate-level operations of the Microsoft Access program. The Level 2 course is for the individual whose job responsibilities include creating new databases, tables, and relationships, as well as working with and revising intermediate-level queries, forms, and reports. It also introduces the student to integrating Access data with other applications such as Microsoft Word or Excel. This course is a prerequisite to taking more advanced courses in Access 2003
.Prerequisites
- Define database objects
- Understand the concepts of a Relational Database
- Identify table relationships
- Manage data in a table
- Create filters and queries
- Query records using expressions
- Create and modify forms and reports
- Open and navigate in a Word document
- Open and navigate in an Excel spreadsheet
- Open a text file in Notepad
Delegates will learn how to
- Creating new databases, tables, and relationships
- Develop and revise intermediate-level queries, forms, and reports
- Create powerful table relationships
- Add command buttons and controls into forms
- Integrate Access with other Applications
Outline
Planning a Database
- Design a Relational Database
- Identify Database Purpose
- Group Fields into Tables
- Normalize the Data
- Designate Primary and Foreign Keys
Building the Structure of a Database
- Create a New Database
- Create a Table Using a Wizard
- Create Tables in Design View
- Create Relationships between Tables
Controlling Data Entry
- Restrict Data Entry with Field Properties
- Create an Input Mask
- Create a Lookup Field
Finding and Joining Data
- Find Data with Filters
- Create Query Joins
- Join Unrelated Tables
- Relate Data Within a Table
Creating Flexible Queries
- Set Select Query Properties
- Create Parameter Queries
- Create Action Queries
Improving Your Forms
- Enhance the Appearance of a Form
- Restrict Data Entry in Forms
- Add Command Buttons
- Create a Subform
Customizing Your Reports
- Organize Report Information
- Set Report Control Properties
- Control Report Pagination
- Summarize Information
- Add a Subreport to an Existing Report
- Create Mailing Labels
Expanding the Reach of Your Data
- Publish Access Data as a Word Document
- Analyze Access Data in Excel
- Export Data to a Text File
- Merge Access Data with a Word Document
Leads to examination
There are no examinations associated with this course.
Leads to certification
There are no certifications associated with this course.
