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MICROSOFTACCESS

COURSENAME COURSEOVERVIEW

MicrosoftAccess2007Advanced-

AccessandWindows

• Most people have experienced a computer program crash at somepoint, so thiscourseshowsstudentswhat todowhenthathappensandhowtoresolveissueswithMicrosoftOffice;

• StudentswillalsolearnaboutusingtheAccessViewer;• AgentleintroductiontoSQLwrapsupthecourse.

MicrosoftAccess2007Advanced-AdvancedDataManagement

• In this course, students will learn about datamanagement throughtablerelationships,normalization,andreferentialintegrity;

• Thiscoursealsocoversswitchboardsaswellastheuseofmodaldialogboxes.

MicrosoftAccess2007Advanced-Advanced

FormTasks

• Thiscoursewillfocusonadvancedthingsthatcanbedonewithforms;• Topics will include the creation and use of sub forms, creating

advancedtypesofformcontrols,exportingaform,andusingMicrosoftOutlookandSharePointwithAccess.

MicrosoftAccess2007Advanced-Pivoting

Data

• ThiscoursewillfocusentirelyonPivotTablesandPivotCharts;• Welldiscusshowtocreate,modify,andenhancebothPivotTablesand

PivotCharts;• Wellalsoshowstudentshowtoimportandexporttheirdata.

MicrosoftAccess2007Expert-Add-onsto

Access

• Inthiscourse,studentswilllearnhowtouseCOMadd-instoenhanceAccessfunctionality;

• Digitalsignatures,SmartTags,anddatabaseanalysistoolswillalsobecovered;

• ThecoursewrapsupwithaquicklookatcustomizationwiththeAccessOptionsdialog.

MicrosoftAccess2007Expert-SQLandMicrosoftAccess

• This course is all about using Structured Query Language (SQL) inAccess;

• StudentswilllearnaboutSQLstatements,conventions,andsyntax;• SELECTandORDERBYstatementswillbecoveredin-depth;• Joins,subqueries,andSQLdatabasesarealsodiscussed.

MicrosoftAccess2007Expert-UsingAccess

toCollaborate

• In this course, studentswill learnaboutusingAccesswithMicrosoftSharePoint;

• First,studentswilllearnaboutSharePointanditsworkspaces;

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• Then,studentswilllearnaboutAccess-specificSharePointtasks,suchasusinglistsandrestrictingpermission;

• ThecoursewillconcludewithinformationonworkingwithSharePointdocumentspacesandlists.

MicrosoftAccess2007Expert-UsingScripts

inAccess

• Thiscoursewillshowstudentshowtobuildandusemacros;• Finally,wewillintroduceVBAanddemonstratesomeofitsfeatures;• Wellalsotouchonerrorhandlingandmacrogroups.

MicrosoftAccess2007Foundation-Creating

aDatabase

• Inthiscourse,studentswillcreatetheirfirstdatabase;• Tobegin,planningstepswillbediscussed;• Then, the basics of records, tables, and formatting tools will be

covered.MicrosoftAccess2007Foundation-DoingMorewithyour

Database

• Thiscoursefocusesoncreatingandusingforms,queries,andreports;• Techniques for viewing, sorting, filtering, and printing data are also

covered.

MicrosoftAccess2007Foundation-Getting

Started

• In this course, students will learn the basics of Access as well asimportantdatabaseterminology;

• Database security and getting help in the program will also bediscussed.

MicrosoftAccess2007Foundation-TheNew

Interface

• Inthiscourse,studentswillcloselyexaminethenewribboninterface,includingtheQuickAccesstoolbarandthecommandtabs.

MicrosoftAccess2007Intermediate-

AdvancedFileTasks

• In this course, studentswill learn how to perform filemanagementtasksusingWindowsExplorerandhowtorepairandbackupdatabasefiles;

• Thiscoursealsocovershowtoexportdatabaseinformationtoavarietyofdifferentfileformatsandhowtolinkadatabasetootherfiles.


WorkingwithForms

• Inthiscourse,studentswilllearnthebasicsofcreatingformsusingtheWizardaswellasfromscratch;

• Studentswillalsolearnhowtoworkwithformcontrols,formattheirform, and format the forms controls, both in appearance andfunctionality.


WorkingwithQueries

• Thiscoursewillshowstudentshowtousemultipletablesinqueries,createcalculatedfields,andusetheExpressionBuilder;

• Finally,wewillcoverhowtocreateanduseparameter,crosstab,make-table,append,delete,andupdateactionqueries.

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WorkingwithReports

• In this course, students will learn how to create and use reports,includingformattingreportsections,workingwithcalculatedcontrols,andgroupingandsortingreportdata;

• Thiscoursealsodiscusseshowtoformatreports,withtopicslikeusingAutoFormatandaddinglogos;

• Finally,studentswilllearnhowtoaddimagesandpagenumbers,andusetheLabelWizard.


WorkingwithTables

• Thiscoursegoesdeeperintotablecreation;• Topics includefieldproperties,howtoformattables,howtochange

fielddatatypes,andhowtoapplyvarioustoolstocontrolwhatsortofdataispermittedinatable;

• This course also expands on table data entry by explaining how tocreateanduselookupfieldsandvaluelists.

MicrosoftAccess2010Advanced-AdvancedDataManagement

• In this section, studentswill learn about datamanagement throughtablerelationships,normalization,andreferentialintegrity;

• ThissectionalsocoversbasicSQLstructureandkeywordsaswellastheuseofmodaldialogboxes.


FormTasks

• Thissectionwillfocusonmoreadvancedthingsthatcanbedonewithforms;

• Topics will include the creation and use of sub forms, as well asnavigationforms;

• This section also explores form controls like the combo box andcommandbutton;

• Wewillalsodiscussexportingaformtovariousformats.


Topics

• Most people have experienced a computer program crash at somepoint,sothissectionshowsyouwhattodowhenthathappensandhowtoprotectyourworkbeforeithappens;

• Students will also learn about splitting databases and preparing adatabaseformultipleusers;

• We will also cover how to use Access with Outlook 2010 andSharePointServer2010.

MicrosoftAccess2010Advanced-MacrosandVisualBasicforApplications(VBA)

• Thisfinalsectionwillshowstudentshowtobuildandusemacrosandsubmacros;

• Finally,wewillintroduceVBAanddemonstratesomeofitsfeatures;• We'll also touch on error handling and enabling and disabling form

controls.

MicrosoftAccess2010Advanced-Pivoting

Data

• ThissectionwillfocusentirelyonPivotTablesandPivotCharts;• We'lldiscusshowtocreate,modify,andenhancebothPivotTablesand

PivotCharts;• We'llalsoshowyouhowtoimportandexportyourdata.

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MicrosoftAccess2010Foundation-Creating

aDatabase

• Inthissection,participantswillgetintocreatingtheirfirstdatabase;• Tobegin,planningstepswillbediscussed;• Then,thebasicsofrecordsandtableswillbecovered;• Adiscussiononformattingtoolsisalsoincluded.

MicrosoftAccess2010Foundation-DoingMorewithyour

Database

• The last section of the course focuses on creating and using forms,queries,andreports;

• Techniques for viewing, sorting, filtering, and printing data are alsocovered.

MicrosoftAccess2010Foundation-Getting

Started

• To begin, you will learn the basics of Access as well as importantdatabaseterminology;

• Database security and getting help in the program will also bediscussed.

MicrosoftAccess2010Foundation-TheNew

Interface

• Next,participantswillcloselyexaminetheribboninterface,includingtheQuickAccesstoolbarandhowtocustomizethecommandtabs.


AdvancedFileTasks

• In this section, studentswill learnhow toperform filemanagementtasks usingWindows Explorer and learn how to repair and encryptdatabasefiles;

• ThissectionalsocoverstheadditionaldatabaseformatssupportedbyAccess,howtoexportdatabase informationtoavarietyofdifferentfileformats,andhowtolinkadatabasetootherfiles.


WorkingwithForms

• Next,wewilldiscussthebasicsofcreatingformsusingtheWizardaswellasfromscratch;

• Participantswill learnhow toworkwith form controls, format theirform, and format the form controls, both in appearance andfunctionality;

• This section also introduces themes, which provide one-clickcustomization.


WorkingwithQueries

• Thisfinalsectionwillshowhowtousemultipletablesinqueries,createcalculatedcontrols,andusetheExpressionBuilder;

• Finally,wewillcoverhowtocreateanduseparameter,crosstab,make-table,append,delete,andupdateactionqueries.


WorkingwithReports

• Studentswilllearnhowtocreateandusereportsincludingformattingreport sections, work with calculated controls, and group and sortreportdata;

• This sectionalsodiscusseshowto format reports, including themes,logos,andfontchanges;

• Finally, students will learn how to add images, page numbers, andapplyconditionalformatting.

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WorkingwithTables

• Thissectiongoesdeeperintotablecreationandcoverstopicsliketablemanagement;

• Topics includefieldproperties,howtoformattables,howtochangefielddatatypes,andhowtoapplyvarioustoolstocontrolwhatsortofdataispermittedinatable;

• This section also expands on table data entry by explaining how tocreateanduselookupfieldsandvaluelists.

MicrosoftAccess2013AdvancedEssentials-AdvancedMacro

Tasks

• Next,studentswilllearnhowtocreateeventprocedures,datamacros,andsubmacros.

MicrosoftAccess2013AdvancedEssentials-

AdvancedQueryTasks

• Thismodulewillgivestudentstheanswersaboutqueries;• TopicscoveredincludehowtocreateSQLqueries,usetheExpression

Builder,createSQLstatements,anduseSQLkeywords.

MicrosoftAccess2013AdvancedEssentials-AdvancedTableTasks

• Inthismodule,studentsareshownhowtoinsertapplicationparts,usethe Table Analyser Wizard, create validation rules, and configurevalidationmessages.

MicrosoftAccess2013AdvancedEssentials-CreatingBasicMacros

• Thismoduleshowsstudentshowtocreateastandalonemacro,usetheActionCatalogue,addcommentstomacros,use If-Thenactions,andhandlemacroerrors.

MicrosoftAccess2013AdvancedEssentials-CreatingModalDialog

Boxes

• Modaldialogboxesgetathoroughlookinthismodule;• Topicsincludehowtocreate,format,andmodifyamodaldialogbox.

MicrosoftAccess2013AdvancedEssentials-CreatingNavigation

Forms

• Next,studentsareshownhowtocreateanavigationformandaddtabsto it, create a tabhierarchy in a navigation form, and automaticallydisplayanavigationformwhenthedatabaseopens.

MicrosoftAccess2013AdvancedEssentials-CreatingSubforms

• Thismodulecovershowtocreateandusesubforms, linksubformswithparentforms,andformatasubformwithinamainform.

MicrosoftAccess2013AdvancedEssentials-

ManagingData

• This openingmodulewill show students how to view relationships,viewobjectdependencies, enforce referential integrity, andenforcecascadeupdateanddelete;

• Students alsowill learn about types of relationships and referentialintegrity.

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MicrosoftAccess2013AdvancedEssentials-ManagingDataEntry

inTables

• Inthismodule,topicsincludehowtomarkfieldsasrequired,markafield for indexing, create lookup fields, createvalue lists, andcreateinputmasks.

MicrosoftAccess2013AdvancedEssentials-SplittingtheDatabase

• When dealing with databases, it's a good idea to have tools tomanipulatethemeffectively;

• Thismoduletakesalookathowtobackupadatabase,splitadatabase,configureAccess2013foramulti-userdatabase,andsetrecordlockingoptions.

MicrosoftAccess2013AdvancedEssentials-UsingAccesswithSharePointServer

• SharePointServermesheswellwithAccess2013andthismoduletakesadvantageofthatrelationship;

• Students will learn how to link tables to lists, move a database toSharePoint,saveadatabasetoSharePoint,anduseAccesswebapps.

MicrosoftAccess2013AdvancedEssentials-UsingVisualBasicfor

Applications

• The finalmodule in this courseexploreshow touseVisualBasic forApplications;

• StudentswilllearnhowtoconvertamacrotoVisualBasic,useVisualBasicforApplications,usemodules,andbuildVisualBasicprocedures.

MicrosoftAccess2013CoreEssentials-

CreatingAdvancedQueries

• Gettingamorein-depthlookatqueriesisthegoalofthismodule;• Students will learn how to use parameter queries, multiple table

queries,crosstabqueries,make-tablequeries,appendqueries,deletequeries,andupdatequeries.


CreatingBasicQueries

• Thismoduleallowsstudentstodevelopskillsonqueries;• Theywilllearnhowtocreateaquerywiththewizard,runaquery,sort

andfilteraquery,anduseandapplyqueryviews;• Studentswillalsolearnaboutthetypesofqueriesthatareavailable.

MicrosoftAccess2013CoreEssentials-CreatingForms

• Formsarethetopicdiscussedhere;• Thismodulebeginswiththestepstocreateformsfromanobject;• Itthenproceedstolookingatcreatingformsusingthewizard;• Studentswillalsolearntocreateformsfromscratchandhowtouse

formviews.

MicrosoftAccess2013CoreEssentials-CreatingReports

• Reportsarethefocusofthisparticularmodule;• First,studentsareshownhowtocreateareportfromanobjectandby

usingthewizard;• Studentswillalsolearnhowtocreateareportfromscratch,usereport

views,andprintreports.MicrosoftAccess2013

CoreEssentials-• Thisfinalmodulelooksattheinterfaceandtipsforcustomizingit;

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CustomizingtheInterface

• Studentsareshownhowtocollapseandpintheribbon,customizetheQuickAccesstoolbar,hideandshowribbontabs,createcustomtabs,andresetchangesmadetotheinterface.

MicrosoftAccess2013CoreEssentials-FormattingForms

• Informationonreportsiscontinuedherewithalookathowtochangethethemeofreports,usetheFormatPainter,andgroupandsortdatainreports;

• Themodulealsocoversaddingcontrols,images,logos,pagenumbers,headers,andfooterstoreports.


FormattingReports

• Thiscoursecontinuesthelookatreports;• Topics includehowtochange the themeof reports,use theFormat

Painter,andgroupandsortdatainreports;• Thecoursealsocoversaddingcontrols,images,logos,pagenumbers,

headers,andfooterstoreports.

MicrosoftAccess2013CoreEssentials-FormattingTables

• Delvingdeeperintotablesisthefocusofthismodule;• In it, studentswill learn to selectdata, change the sizeof rowsand

columns, apply text formatting and fill colour, apply gridlines, andperformaspellcheck.

MicrosoftAccess2013CoreEssentials-ManagingYour

Database

• Inthismodule,studentswill learntocompactandrepairadatabaseandencryptadatabaseusingapassword;

• Studentsarealsoshownhowtobackupadatabase,exportadatabaseanddatabaseobjects,andprintdatabaseobjects.

MicrosoftAccess2013CoreEssentials-The

Basics

• ThecoursebeginswithalookathowtogetstartedwithAccess,createandsaveadatabase,andopenanexistingdatabase;

• Then,participantswill learnhowtosign intoOfficewithaMicrosoftaccount;

• Themodulealsoincludesinformationondatabaseterminology.MicrosoftAccess2013

CoreEssentials-WorkingwithTables

andRecords

• Thethirdmoduletakesalookattablesandrecords;• Here, students will learn to create a table, add and edit database

records,searchandbrowserecords,anddeleteandprintrecords;• Howtomakethemostofdifferenttableviewsiscoveredhereaswell.

MicrosoftAccess2013CoreEssentials-Your

FirstDatabase

• Thismodule discusses how to search for objects alongwith how toopenvariousdatabaseobjects;

• Students will also learn how to change object views and how tomanageobjects;

• Also included is information on security warnings and datarelationships.

MicrosoftAccess2013Expert-Advanced

FormTasks,PartOne

• This is the first of three courses that looks at advanced form tasks,including limiting user access to a form, creating checkboxes and

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command buttons, building command button events, and creatingeventprocedures.

MicrosoftAccess2013Expert-AdvancedFormTasks,Part

Three

• The third instalment of this trilogy wraps up the riveting story ofadvancedformtasks;

• Here students will learn how to export a form to XML, as a Worddocument,asHTML,andotherformats;

• Howtosendaformasane-mailattachmentwillalsobecovered.

MicrosoftAccess2013Expert-Advanced

FormTasks,PartTwo

• Thiscoursecontinuesthestudyofadvancedformtasks;• Itlooksathowtousehyperlinksinaform,addlinkstootherdatabase

objects, insertamail to link intoa form,addabrowsercontrol toaform,andperformcalculationsinaform.

MicrosoftAccess2013Expert-CreatingSplit

Forms

• Asplitformisdesignedtogiveausertwoviewsofdatasimultaneously;• Learnerswillcomeawayfromthiscourseknowinghowtocreateasplit

form,splitanexistingform,useasplitform,andfixtheformseparatorinplace.

MicrosoftAccess2013Expert-Customizing

Access

• ThisfinalcourseshowsstudentshowtocustomizeAccessfortheirownpurposes;

• Studentswilllearnhowtochangeuserinformation,changetheOfficebackground and theme, and change the default database type andlocation.

MicrosoftAccess2013Expert-Managing

COMAdd-Ins

• Add-ins is small programsyou can install andenable to add customcommandsandnewfeaturestoAccess2013;

• Thiscoursecovershowtoviewadd-ins;opentheAdd-InManager;andinstall,disable,anduninstalladd-ins.

MicrosoftAccess2013Expert-SQLandMicrosoftAccess

• ThiscourseteachesstudentsallaboutSQLandAccess;• Topics include the definition of SQL, SQL statements and naming

conventions,aswellasSQLsyntax.

MicrosoftAccess2013Expert-UsingDigital

Signatures

• Adigitalsignatureensuresthatadigitalfileisauthenticandprovidesinformationonwhocreateditandifithasbeenalteredinanyway;

• Thiscoursecoverswhatadigitalsignatureis,howtoobtainadigitalsignature,howtoattachasignaturetoadatabase,andhowtoremoveasignaturefromadatabase.

MicrosoftAccess2013Expert-UsingSQL

Joins

• Joinsareusedtocombinedatafromseparatetables;• Thiscourseteachesstudentshowtocreatesimplejoins,useanalias,

sortjoins,andcreateouterjoins.

MicrosoftAccess2013Expert-UsingSub

queries

• AsubqueryisaSELECTstatementnestedinastatementorinanothersubquery;

• Usually,theyareusedtoreturndatathatwillbeusedinthemainqueryasaconditiontohelpnarrowdownthedatathatisbeingretrieved;

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• Thiscourseteachesstudentswhatsubqueriesare,howtocreateasubquery, how to create sub queries with aggregate functions, aboutnestedsubqueries,andhowtousetheINkeywordwithsubqueries.

MicrosoftAccess2013Expert-UsingtheSELECTStatement

• TheSELECTstatementisusedtofindanddisplayspecificvaluesfromasetofdata;

• Itisverypowerful,especiallywhenusedcorrectly;• This course gives learners insight into selecting all data, selecting

specific data, selecting conditional data, and using the ORDER BYstatement.

MicrosoftAccess2013Expert-Usingthe

TrustCentre

• TheTrustCentreiswhereyoucanfindallofthesecurityandprivacysettingsforMicrosoftOfficeprograms;

• This course covers how to open the Trust Centre, trust a database,configuremacrosecurity,andcustomizetheMessageBar.

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