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
We at Compuease work hard to arrange our schedules around your needs. Last minute cancellations put additional strain on our schedules and therefore we have the following Cancellation Policy for our Public Classes. You may cancel or reschedule a registration at any time up to 10 business days before the class without penalty. Canceling or rescheduling a registration within 10 business days requires full payment of the course fee. You are welcome to transfer your seat in a class to another individual at any time before the class.