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heading Microsoft Office Specialist - Microsoft Access XP - Core

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for people wishing to formalise their knowledge with a recognised qualification. This is the only exam for Microsoft Access XP.

Pre-Requisits: Have an understanding of how a database is constructed and have used Access to input data before. If you have constructed a database before this is a advantage.

Course Length: 4 days, with an exam in the afternoon of the fourth day. Exam Information: The exam is computer based and each question is marked on completion. All questions are task based. The pass rate for most exams is 75% - 80%.

Tables, Normalisation and Relationships
An overview of database concepts
An introduction to Access concepts
What is and why use a RDBMS
Normalisation Rules
Relationships in Theory

Orientation to Access XP
Starting Access &  Opening a database
An orientation to the Database window and the menu bar
Navigating within a table & Finding a record
Review of naming conventions

Database Relationships
Join Types
Linking tables in Relationships Window

Creating Tables
Viewing a completed table
Examining the table design
Create a Table & Setting the Primary Key

Working with tables
Us the Add Record button
Adding and deleting fields in design view
Find a record and edit it
Undoing changes & Spell checking
Selecting and deleting records
Adding a new record
Filter by data sheet & selection
Sorting

Using Select Queries
An introduction to query concepts
Creating a Quick Sort query
Running a Select query and examining a design
Creating a Select query
Running the query and observing the dynaset
Selecting records and observing the dynaset
Adding fields to a query
Changing the QBE grid
Selecting records with a wildcard operator & comparison operators
Using an And/Or condition
Selecting records with null values
Printing the results

Subform Design
Creating a form that contains a subform
Using the Form Wizard to create a form that contains a subform.

Using Command Buttons and Macros with Forms
Creating a command button
Creating macros to control form properties
Using macros to provide user interaction
Automating tasks with macros

Functions, Macro Actions and Events
An overview of functions
An overview of macro actions
An overview of events

Calculations and Joins in Queries
Creating and Using calculations in queries
Calculating a total for a group of records
Examining the design of a multitable query
Joining tables in a query
Designing tables to join automatically when queried

Creating and Using Forms
Opening a form
Add a record in Form View, confirm it is in able
Use the Wizard to create a form for a single table
Moving controls
Use the Toolbox features
Sorting records in a form
Creating and applying a filter
Saving the filter as a query
Printing Forms 

Creating and Using Reports
Previewing a multiple report
An orientation to report design
Use the Wizard to create a report for a single table
Print preview with multi-pages
Insert page numbers

Creating a Database and Copying Objects
Creating a database
Use File, Import to copy objects 

Designing Parameter and Action Queries
Creating a parameter queries
Creating action queries

Advanced Query Techniques
Joining tables and working with join properties
Editing limitations in dynasets
Crosstabs

Advanced Form Techniques
Building a form based on joined tables
Using a function in a form
Adding an option group
Data validation techniques
Displaying Information as a Chart/Graph

Interaction and automatic task macros
Using macros to provide user interaction in forms
Using macros to automate tasks in forms 

Advanced Report Techniques
Enhancing report design
Using functions in reports
Using calculations in reports 

Introduction to Web Capabilities
Creating Hyperlinks
Forms for Internet Use

Database Security Options
Replicating database files
Replicating databases
Using the Briefcase to synchronise files
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