8 1. Open Book Sign Out 2.accdb from the folder containing your data files and enable the content

of the database.

2. Open the Books Signed Out table, and display the AutoFilters for the Date In field.

3. Select only the (Blanks) check box in the AutoFilters list, and click OK to display only the

records where the Date In field is blank, indicating the books that are still signed out.

4. Remove the filter. Sort the data by Student Last Name in ascending order.

5. Clear the sort. Create a filter to display only the

records where the Student Last Name equals

Yalovsky.

6. Remove the filter. Sort the data by Date Out from Newest to Oldest.

7. Clear the sort. Save and close the Books Signed Out table.

8. Close the database and exit Access.

It is the end of the month, and Ms. Lockhart wants to view certain information in the database she uses to track the books her students have borrowed from her classroom library. She does this by sorting and filtering the table in the database.

Objectives Practiced

Filter data in a table.

Sort data in a table.

Access PROJecT 6: Filtering and Sorting Data in a Table

HintThere should be three records listed after applying the filter.

Critical ThinkingOpen the Book sign Out 2.accdb file. In the Books Signed Out table, filter the data to display

only the books signed out on 9/18/2013. Clear the filter, then filter the data to display only the

records where the Student Last Name equals Akers. Clear the filter. Close the table without

saving it, and close the database.