Lessons

Course Length: 12hrs (2 Days)

Access is Microsoft's flagship database application that allows you to create and manage databases for all sorts of different purposes. This new version of Access incorporates a few new features and connectivity options in order to make databases more accessible to the everyday user.

Course Objectives:
By the end of this 2-day course, you will be comfortable with navigating the Access 2016 interface, creating a new database from scratch, querying a database, performing calculations, generating reports, sharing data, and much more.
You will:
- Learn the Access interface
- Create an Access database
- Work with tables and records
- Sort and filter records, and create lookups
- Query a database and perform calculations in a query
- Create parameter queries and action queries
- Generate reports and add controls
- Design a relational database
- Organize report information, format reports, and include charts and calculated fields
- Import and export data to other applications

Target Student:
All computer users who would like to get up to speed quickly and become familiar with using Access 2016 to create and to query a database, perform calculations, organize information, generate reports, and share data with others effectively.

Course Outline:
DAY 1
Section 1: Getting Started
Creating, Opening and Saving a Database
Signing In
Learning Information on Database Terminology

Section 2: Your First Database
Searching for Objects
Opening Various Database Objects
Changing Object Views
Managing Objects
Learning Information on Security Warnings and Data Relationships

Section 3: Working with Tables and Records
Creating a Table
Adding and Editing Database Records
Searching and Browsing Records
Deleting and Printing Records
Different Table Views

Section 4: Formatting Tables
Selecting Data
Changing the Size of Rows and Columns
Applying Text Formatting and Fill Color
Applying Gridlines
Performing a Spell Check

Section 5: Creating Forms
Creating Forms from an Object
Creating Forms using the Wizard
Creating Forms from Scratch
Using Form Views 2

Section 6: Formatting Forms
Changing the Theme of a Form
Using the Format Painter
Adding Fields to a Form
Adding Controls and Images to a Form

DAY 2
Section 7: Creating Basic Queries
Creating a Query with the Wizard
Running, Sorting and Filtering a Query
Using and Applying Query Views
Different Types of Queries Available

Section 8: Creating Advanced Queries
Using Parameter Queries
Multiple Table Queries
Make-Table Queries
Appending, Deleting and Updating Queries

Section 9: Managing Data
Viewing Relationships
Viewing Object Dependencies
Enforcing Referential Integrity
Enforcing Cascade Update and Deletion
Types of Relationships and Referential Integrity

Section 10: Creating Reports
Creating a Report from an Object
Creating a Report using the Wizard
Creating a Report from Scratch
Using Report Views
Printing Reports

Section 11: Formatting Reports
Changing the Theme of Reports
Using the Format Painter
Grouping and Sorting Data in Reports
Adding Controls, Images, Logos, Page Numbers, Headers & Footers to Reports 3

Section 12: Managing Your Database
Compacting and Repairing a Database
Encrypting a Database Using a Password
Backing up a Database
Exporting a Database and Database Objects
Printing Database Objects

Section 13: Customizing the Interface
Collapsing and Pinning the Ribbon
Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
Hiding and Showing Ribbon Tabs
Creating Custom Tabs
Resetting Changes made to the Interface

Cancellation Policy

Compuease Cancellation Policy

CompuEase works hard to schedule our training and other services around your convenience. With that in mind we have the following cancellation policy for all booked training.  Notice of cancellation must be received by CompuEase 10 working days prior to the confirmed date for a no financial penalty to be incurred.  Registrants who wish to reschedule their course may do so at least 10 working days before the commencement of their course providing the course fee is paid within 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the course.   

Training Location

CompuEase Training Classroom
130 Albert Street Suite 801

Ottawa, ON
Canada