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Access Level Two

Microsoft® Office 2007

Course ID: HLT 84888

Course Length: 1 day

Course Description:
You have the basic skills needed to work with Microsoft® Office Access 2007 databases, including creating and working with Access tables, relationships, queries, forms, and reports. But so far, you have been focusing only on essential database user skills. In this course, you will consider how to maintain data consistency, how to customize database components, and how to share Access data with other applications.

Prerequisites:
To ensure the successful completion of Microsoft Office Access 2007: Level 2, the completion of the Microsoft Office Access 2007: Level 1 course, or equivalent knowledge, is recommended

Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Certification:
This course is one of a series of courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) skill sets. The MOS program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more product proficiency exams in order to earn Office Specialist certification.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Controlling Data Entry
Topic 1A: Restrict Data Entry Using Field Properties
Topic 1B: Establish a Pattern for Entering Field Values
Topic 1C: Create a List of Values for a Field

Lesson 2: Joining Tables
Topic 2A: Create Query Joins
Topic 2B: Join Unrelated Tables
Topic 2C: Relate Data Within a Table

Lesson 3: Creating Flexible Queries
Topic 3A: Set Select Query Properties
Topic 3B: Create Parameter Queries
Topic 3C: Create Action Queries

Lesson 4: Improving Forms
Topic 4A: Design a Form Layout
Topic 4B: Enhance the Appearance of a Form
Topic 4C: Restrict Data Entry in Forms
Topic 4D: Add a Command Button to a Form
Topic 4E: Create a Subform

Lesson 5: Customizing Reports
Topic 5A: Organize Report Information
Topic 5B: Format the Report
Topic 5C: Set Report Control Properties
Topic 5D: Control Report Pagination
Topic 5E: Summarize Report Information
Topic 5F: Add a Subreport to an Existing Report
Topic 5G: Create a Mailing Label Report

Lesson 6: Sharing Data Across Applications
Topic 6A: Import Data into Access
Topic 6B: Export Data
Topic 6C: Analyze Access Data in Excel
Topic 6D: Export Data to a Text File
Topic 6E: Merge Access Data with a Word Document

Microsoft® Office 2010

Course ID: HLT 84588

Course Length: 1 day

Course Objective:
You will improve and customize tables, queries, forms and reports, and share Access data with other applications.

Target Student:
This course is designed for individuals who wish to learn intermediate-level operations of the Microsoft® Office Access® program. The target student may also include individuals whose job responsibilities include creating databases, tables, and relationships, as well as working with and revising intermediate-level queries, forms, and reports. It also introduces them to integrating Access data with other applications such as Microsoft Office Word or Excel.

Prerequisites:
To ensure the successful completion of Microsoft Office Access 2010: Level 2, the completion of the Microsoft Office Access 2010: Level 1 course, or equivalent knowledge, is recommended

  • Microsoft Access 2010: Level 1
  • A basic understanding of Microsoft® Excel and Microsoft® Word would also be helpful, but is not required.

Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • streamline data entry and maintain data integrity.
  • join tables to retrieve data from unrelated tables.
  • create flexible queries to display specified records, allow for user-determined query criteria, and modify data using queries.
  • improve forms.
  • customize reports to organize the displayed information and produce specific print layouts.
  • share data between Access and other applications.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Controlling Data Entry
Topic 1A: Constrain Data Entry Using Field Properties
Topic 1B: Establish Data Entry Formats for Entering Field Values
Topic 1C: Create a List of Values for a Field

Lesson 2: Joining Tables
Topic 2A: Create Query Joins
Topic 2B: Join Tables with No Common Fields
Topic 2C: Relate Data Within a Table

Lesson 3: Creating Flexible Queries
Topic 3A: Set the Select Query Properties
Topic 3B: Retrieve Records Based on Input Criteria
Topic 3C: Create Action Queries

Lesson 4: Improving Forms
Topic 4A: Restrict Data Entry in Forms
Topic 4B: Organize Information with Tab Pages
Topic 4C: Add a Command Button to a Form
Topic 4D: Create a Subform
Topic 4E: Display a Summary of Data in a Form
Topic 4F: Change the Display of Data Conditionally

Lesson 5: Customizing Reports
Topic 5A: Organize Report Information
Topic 5B: Format Reports
Topic 5C: Control Report Pagination
Topic 5D: Summarize Report Information
Topic 5E: Add a Subreport to an Existing Report
Topic 5F: Create a Mailing Label Report

Lesson 6: Sharing Data Across Applications
Topic 6A: Import Data into Access
Topic 6B: Export Data to Text File Formats
Topic 6C: Export Access Data to Excel
Topic 6D: Create a Mail Merge

Appendix A: Microsoft Office Specialist Program