Access 2007 Developers training course (3 days)
Have you been given the task of designing and developing a database in Microsoft Access? Finding it difficult to know where to start? This three-day course assumes no prior knowledge of Access, and covers all the basics of Access, including how to design your database, creating tables, creating Access queries, and using Access forms, reports and macros. In fact the only thing this course does not cover in much detail is Visual Basic (which we cover in a separate two-day course).
Access 2007 Developers training - Course Contents
The contents of our Access 2007 Developers course are as follows (any items marked with a * will be covered if time allows):
Designing a database
- Identifying the tables
- What are relationships?
- Setting a primary key
- Using multivalue fields
Creating tables
- Defining fields
- The types of field
- Entering data
Different field types
- Creating attachments
- Rich text format fields
- Date fields (using calendars)
Importing data
- Importing from Excel
- Making tables from Excel
Drawing relationships
- Creating relationships
- Referential integrity
Creating queries
- The query design grid
- Sorting
- Setting criteria
- Combining criteria
Advanced queries
- Grouping and totalling
- Creating expressions
- Parameter queries
Joins
- Creating ad hoc joins
- Types of join
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Crosstab queries (*)
- Columns, rows and values
- Overriding column headings
Action queries
- Making tables
- Updating records
- Appending records
- Deleting records
Creating forms
- Layout and design view
- Using the form wizard
- Split forms
- Creating controls
Creating reports
- Using the report wizard
- The group, sort and total pane
- Report design
Creating subforms
- Multiple item forms
- Creating subforms
- Tidying up subforms
Basic VBA coding
- Creating modules
- Using Project Explorer
- Writing comments
- Indenting code
Uses of VBA
- Form validation
- Criteria forms
- A simple menu system
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Click on any link above to show free exercises for the topic in question. In order to attend this course you should already be a confident computer user. Most people find Access harder to learn than Excel or Word (for example). There will be a maximum of 6 people on each course, and each person will have their own computer.