Microsoft Access 2002: Level 1

Revision: TE1301_20060318

Course Length:

1 Day

Course Description:

This course is for the new user of Access and assumes no experience with relational databases. The topics cover the critical skills you need to get started creating databases in Access and working with the data by using tables, queries, forms, and reports.

Who Should Attend:

This course is for students who want to gain the skills necessary to use Access to create a database holding information on a subject and/or the basic skills needed to maintain and report on data in an Access database.

Benefits of Attendance:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Define the purpose of and terminology associated with a relational database and Access objects.
• Follow the steps required to properly design a database.
• Create tables to hold data and then establish table relationships.
• Modify the design of and work with data in tables.
• Create, modify the design of, and work with select queries.
• Create and modify forms to work with your data.
• Create and modify reports to select, organize, and print data.

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following course or have equivalent knowledge: Windows 2000: Introduction.

Course Outline:

• Chapter 1: Working With A Relational Database
  1. Identify Uses of a Relational Database
  2. Define Database Terminology
  3. Create a New Database Based on a Template
  4. Examine the New Database
• Chapter 2: Planning A Database
  1. Review Existing Data
  2. Determine Fields
  3. Group Fields into Tables
  4. Normalize the Data
  5. Designate Primary and Foreign Keys
  6. Identify Table Relationships
• Chapter 3: Building The Basic Structure
  1. Create a Blank Database
  2. Create a Table using a Wizard
  3. Compare Datasheet and Design Views
  4. Create Tables in Design View
  5. Create Relationships between Tables
• Chapter 4: Working With Tables
  1. Modify a Table Design
  2. Work in Datasheet View
  3. Work with Subdatasheets
• Chapter 5: Creating And Working With Select Queries
  1. Examine a Query
  2. Create a Query using a Wizard
  3. Work in Query Design View
  4. Select Records
  5. Edit Values in a Query Datasheet
  6. Add a Calculated Field to a Query
  7. Perform a Calculation for a Group of Records
• Chapter 6: Creating And Using Forms
  1. Create AutoForms
  2. Create a Form Using a Wizard
  3. Modify the Design of the Form
  4. Use Forms to Work with Data
• Chapter 7: Creating And Using Reports
  1. Create an AutoReport
  2. Create a Report Using a Wizard
  3. Examine a Report in Design View
  4. Create a Calculated Field
  5. Change the Format of a Co
  6. Change the Style of a Report
  7. Adjust Report Width