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Managing Critical Business Information Using Microsoft® Office Access 2003

Managing Critical Business Information Using Microsoft® Office Access 2003 Training

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Formerly course number 4004, this scenario-based class provides experienced Microsoft® Access users with a stronger relational database foundation. It brings home relational database concepts and teaches how to employ powerful techniques using Access in gathering, organizing, and reporting of information vital to your business. Students will learn how to create solid database structures, how to pull in outside data, and how to integrate Access with other Microsoft Office System 2003 applications—all leading up to creating flexible, user-friendly reports. The goal of this course is to give students more confidence in managing their business information using various Access database techniques, thus enabling them to accomplish their daily work more efficiently and competently. After completing this course, students will be able to: *Create solid relational database structures using Access for data integrity that is easier to maintain. *Import data of various formats from outside sources. *Utilize appropriate techniques for querying information in the Access database as various business needs arise. *Create consistent standard user interfaces for inputting data. *Generate powerful and flexible reports for management. *Describe the benefits that can be realized from the integration of Aces with other Office 2003 applications. Volledige omschrijving

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This course is designed for experienced Access users. This audience uses Access to skills and business skills training store information about their business and is skilled at using tables in datasheet view,needs. Creating their own forms and reports, and even writing queries. While understanding course content, prices, and how to create these Access objects, these students are looking for additional methods availability are subject to for processing data, including importing and linking to data existing outside of Access

Benodigde kennis

Before attending this course, students must have: *A basic understanding of relational databases. *An understanding of Acces tables, queries, forms and reports and a base knowledge of how they are used within an Acces database. *Experience creating Acces macros and using them in forms. *A working familiarity with standard Microsoft Office applications (such as Microsoft Outlook®, Word, and Excel®).
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Beschrijving

Module 1: Creating a Strong Foundation for Your Database This module introduces the concepts of relational database design, including creating tables and relationships, as well as importing data into tables from various external sources. Topics and Activities *What Is a Relational Database *Demonstration: Creating Tables and Using the Relationships Window *Expert Video: Importance of Using Relationships and Referential Integrity *Types of Files Commonly Imported or Linked to Access *Exercise: Importing a Text File and Excel Data *Best Practices for Creating Tables and Utilizing Outside Data Module 2: Creating an Effective User Interface This module introduces form design standards and creating interfaces. Creating switchboards and utilizing the Form Wizard to create a base and modify a form isalso discussed in this module. Topics and Activities *Good Form Design *Mapping Out the Forms to Use in the Fourth Cafe Database *Exercise 1:Creatingthe Necessary Input Forms *Exercise 2:Creatingthe Main Switchboard and Setting Startup Properties *Best Practices for Creating User Interfaces Module 3: Organizing Data Though Queries This module introduces the advantage of different types of queries to organize and provide views of data in various ways as necessary for a business. In addition, the use of parameters and practice to retrieve only the data the students need are covered in this module. Finally, this module shows students how to display parameterized queries using a Combo Box located on a form. Topics and Activities *Choosing the Right Type of Query for the Task at Hand *Exercise 1:CreatingSelect and Totals Queries *Retrieving Only the Information That You Want *Exercise 2:Adding Criteria to Queries *Exercise 3:Using Forms and Controls for Criteria *Exercise 4:Adding Data by Using an Append Query *Best Practices for Using Queries to Their Fullest Potential Module 4: Reporting Strategic Information with Access This module discuses reporting strategic information using Aces by showing techniques for calling reports from forms and by adding macros to turn on and turn of reports to display the data users require. Topics and Activities *Generating Reports That Display Strategic Information *Exercise 1:Generating the Base Report *Demonstration: Touring Report Design View *Exercise 2:Creatinga Macro to Companies Only on the Report Module 5: Integrating Access with other Office Applications This module show to take information contained within your Access database And merge it with other Office applications. Topics and Activities *Integration with Other Office Applications *Exercise 1:PublishingInformation Using Word and Excel *Exercise 2:Creatinga Custom Toolbar for Office Links and Mail Recipient *Exercise 3:Performing Mail Merge Between Aces and Word *Best Practices for Avoiding the Pitfalls of Integration