Microsoft Office Access 2007 Level 2

DSOC0282—One Day Training Class

Course Description

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

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. Course Objective: You will maintain data consistency and integrity; improve queries, forms, and reports; and also integrate Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007 with other applications.

Audience

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.

At Course Completion

After completing 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.

Training Course Content

Lesson 1: Controlling Data Entry

• Restrict Data Entry Using Field Properties
• Establish a Pattern for Entering Field Values
• Create a List of Values for a Field

Lesson 2: Joining Tables

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

Lesson 3: Creating Flexible Queries

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

Lesson 4: Improving Forms

• Design a Form Layout
• Enhance the Appearance of a Form
• Add a Command Button to a Form
• Create a Subform

Lesson 5: Customizing Reports

• Organize Report Information
• Format the Report
• Set Report Control Properties
• Control Report Pagination
• Summarize Report Information
• Add a Subreport to an Existing Report
• Create a Mailing Label Report

Lesson 6: Sharing Data Across Applications

• Import Data into Access
• Export Data
• Analyze Access Data in Excel
• Export Data to a Text File
• Merge Access Data with a Word Document