Create and develop databases using the features available in Microsoft Access.
Who should attend?
Anyone wanting to create databases to an advanced level, enabling data to be stored, retrieved, manipulated and printed by using tables, forms, queries, reports and macros.
Course overview
• Understand the concepts behind databases with Database Design Fundamentals
• Store your data by creating tables
• Create unique identifying fields to link tables using primary keys
• Share data between tables
• Create simple and complex forms
• Select data from drop-down lists by adding Combo Boxes
• Create forms within forms by using sub-forms and nesting forms
• Create a form to automatically look up data
• Add complex controls and buttons to your forms to automate actions
• Create dynamic lists of data by applying filters and select queries
• Use queries for rapid and accurate design changes
• Create multiple table queries and lookups
• Create a query from unrelated data with SQL and Union Queries
• Create professional printed documents
• Sort / group information, change report design, add / remove data and add graphics
• Create mail shot from MS Word data
• Import, export and link data from spreadsheets
• Activate macros with toolbar and Autokeys
• Create an AutoExec macro
Pre-requisites
Basic PC skills required. This includes basic keyboard and mouse skills, and a basic understanding of how to locate and open files.
Duration
1-3 days
Price
Onsite: £595 + VAT per day
Offsite: £745 + VAT per day
Options
Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007
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