Microsoft Access 2007: Level 2

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Course Length:

1 Day

Course Description:

You have the basic skills needed to work with Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007 databases, including creating and working with Access tables, relationships, queries, forms, and reports. But so far, you have been focusing only on essential database user skills. In this course, you will consider how to maintain data consistency, how to customize database components, and how to share Access data with other applications.

Who Should Attend:

Microsoft Office Access 2007: Level 2 is designed for students who would like to learn intermediate-level operations of the Microsoft Office Access program. The Level 2 course is for individuals whose job responsibilities include maintaining data integrity; handling complex queries, forms, and reports; and sharing data between Access and other applications. This course is also a prerequisite to taking more advanced courses in Access 2007.

Benefits of Attendance:

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

• Modify the design and field properties of a table to streamline data entry and maintain data integrity.
• Retrieve data from tables using joins.
• Create flexible queries to display specified records, allow for user-determined query criteria, and modify data using queries.
• Enhance the capabilities of a form.
• Customize reports to organize the displayed information and produce specific print layouts.
• Share data across different applications.

Prerequisites:

To ensure the successful completion of Microsoft Office Access 2007: Level 2, the completion of the Microsoft Office Access 2007: Level 1 course, or equivalent knowledge, is recommended.

Course Outline:

• Controlling Data Entry
  1. Restrict Data Entry Using Field Properties
  2. Establish a Pattern for Entering Field Values
  3. Create a List of Values for a Field
• Joining Tables
  1. Create Query Joins
  2. Join Unrelated Tables
  3. Relate Data Within a Table
• Creating Flexible Queries
  1. Set Select Query Properties
  2. Create Parameter Queries
  3. Create Action Queries
• Improving Forms
  1. Design a Form Layout
  2. Enhance the Appearance of a Form
  3. Restrict Data Entry in Forms
  4. Add a Command Button to a Form
  5. Create a Subform
• Customizing Reports
  1. Organize Report Information
  2. Format the Report
  3. Set Report Control Properties
  4. Control Report Pagination
  5. Summarize Report Information
  6. Add a Subreport to an Existing Report
  7. Create a Mailing Label Report
• Sharing Data Across Applications
  1. Import Data into Access
  2. Export Data
  3. Analyze Access Data in Excel
  4. Export Data to a Text File
  5. Merge Access Data with a Word Document