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Microsoft® Access Stage Two

Versions 2002 and 2003

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Access 2002 and 2003

Skill Assessments (2002 or 2003)

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Course Objectives:
The aim of the course is to provide participants with new and advanced skills in database design, that is complex relationships, designing forms and reports from scratch and creating calculations and parameters in queries. The course will build on the basics established in the Stage One Course Outline. Participants will be introduced to skills necessary to improve the database design and functionality.

Who Should Attend:
Participants of this course must be completely conversant with the material covered in the Access Stage One Course Outline.

Course Outline/Table of Contents:

  • Creating Database Relationships “the complete picture” including Types of Relationships, Enforced Referential Integrity, Cascade Delete, and Cascade Update

  • Building Forms “from Scratch”, including setting and changing the Record Source, Adding fields from the Field List, adding and removing Form Sections, adding calculations including IF and DLOOKUP functions.  Creating various types of Combo Boxes, List Boxes and Option Groups.  Controlling the tab order.  Adding pictures to your form.  Working with many Form and Control Properties and so more much including adding Macro or Command buttons

  • Creating Macros other than via the Command button

  • Advanced Queries including Queries across Tables, various calculations in Queries including Totals, and Parameter Queries

  • Importing and Exporting data between Microsoft® Access and Microsoft® Word and Microsoft® Excel

  • Building Reports “from Scratch” including multiple Report Sections, calculations and Grouping and Sorting

  • A “must” for anyone who wants to “truly” understand how to develop and manage Access databases

  • The database created will be emailed to course participants at the end of the course, as a reference.

Duration: Three or more people a full 6 hour course. One or two people will need 2 or 3 two hour sessions.

Upon completion of Stage One and Stage Two, the participant should consider sitting the Microsoft Office Specialist Access Core Exam.

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