Introduction to Microsoft Access Training

This hands-on Introduction to Microsoft Access course provides experience with the features & functionality of Access 2010. You will learn to design and develop database applications that enable you to organize and control the data in your work environment. With this Access training, you gain the skills to develop and support robust Access systems, manipulate data, perform queries, develop forms, and design sophisticated data analysis reports for professionally produced presentations. You gain the skills to create and integrate macros into your applications, quickly modify forms and reports with selective filtering, sorting and grouping, and link to SharePoint and SQL Server data systems. Familiarity with the Windows graphical environment This course is based on Access 2010 and 2013, but is applicable to earlier versions of Access Introduction to Microsoft Access Training Benefits Develop and support robust applications to query data, create forms, and design reports Build applications with Form, Table, Report, and Query wizards Create and integrate macros into your applications Implement advanced Access reporting features Migrate to a server for multiuser accessibility Introduction to Access Course Outline Microsoft Access Overview Discovering the interface Quick data functions in reports Categorizing with command groups Changing the view to discover contextual tabs Overview of database concepts Databases and their contents Flat file and relational databases Conforming Access to RDBMS standards The fundamentals of database design Tables, records and fields Implementing database normalization Ordering schemes Indexes Setting composite primary keys Building a Relational Database with Access Defining the requirements Eliciting user needs and wants Consolidating a design into a system specification Designing the data model Creating an Access database system Selecting the best Access design style Access tables, fields, indexes Assigning proper field types Table relationships Modifying field functionality with properties Integrating internal and external data Customizing forms with the Layout View Embedding forms Importing existing tables Protecting data using layered validation Picking controls in Layout and Design Views Querying Relational Data Query types and elements Defining queries Choosing fields in the Design View Select, Action and Parameter queries Developing queries Query wizards Expressions in queries Refining data output with sorting and filtering Creating calculated fields Access Reports for Data Analysis Implementing Report wizards Generating quick reports Enhancing your presentation with conditional formatting Exploiting formulas and expressions in reports Sorting out groups and totals Modifying the standard report formats Adjusting report controls Changing group order and effects Formulating values in expressions Publishing to PDF and XPS formats Task Automation with Macros Designing effective macros Point-and-click Embedded macros Macro style guidelines Running a macro from events Picking macro actions and arguments Event-driven programming Linking forms and reports Associating macros with controls Managing security through the Trust Center Designing a custom Navigation Pane Access as a Multiuser Front-End Data separation in Access Creating a non-data ACCDB Strategically placing your data Handling multiuser conflicts Linking to external data sources The ODBC connectivity standard Utilizing SQL Server data within Access Publishing to the cloud