Microsoft Access 2003 Training

Class Schedule 08/17/10 - 08/17/10 Enroll 10/12/10 - 10/12/10 Enroll 11/12/10 - 11/12/10 Enroll

This course is also available in a Remote Classroom Instruction format.

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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.

Course Objective: You will design and create a new Access database; improve queries, forms, and reports; and integrate Microsoft® Office Access 2003 with other applications.

Target Student: This course is designed for the student who wishes to learn intermediate-level operations of the Microsoft® Access program. It 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 also designed for students pursuing the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification for Access 2003, and it is a prerequisite to taking more advanced courses in Access 2003.

Performance-Based Objectives

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

• follow the steps required to properly design a simple database.
• create a new database with related tables.
• control data entry by modifying the design of a table to streamline data entry and maintain data integrity.
• find and retrieve desired data by using filters and joins between tables and within a single table.
• create flexible queries to display specified records; allow for user-determined query criteria; and add, update, and delete data with queries.
• enhance the appearance, data entry, and data access capabilities of your forms.
• customize reports to better organize the displayed information and produce specific print layouts such as mailing labels.
• use Access data in other applications, including Microsoft Word and Excel.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Planning a Database

• Design a Relational Database
• Identify Database Purpose
• Review Existing Data
• Determine Fields
• Group Fields into Tables
• Normalize the Data
• Designate Primary and Foreign Keys

Lesson 2: 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

Lesson 3: Controlling Data Entry

• Restrict Data Entry with Field Properties
• Create an Input Mask
• Create a Lookup Field

Lesson 4: Finding and Joining Data

• Find Data with Filters
• Create Query Joins
• Join Unrelated Tables
• Relate Data Within a Table

Lesson 5: Creating Flexible Queries

• Set Select Query Properties
• Create Parameter Queries
• Create Action Queries

Lesson 6: Improving Your Forms

• Enhance the Appearance of a Form
• Restrict Data Entry in Forms
• Add Command Buttons
• Create a Subform

Lesson 7: 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

Lesson 8: 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

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