Access 2007, Advanced
Your training in and use of Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007 has provided you with a solid foundation in the basic and intermediate skills for working in Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007. You have worked with the various Access objects, such as tables, queries, forms, and reports. In this course, you will extend your knowledge into some of the more specialized and advanced capabilities of Access by structuring existing data, writing advanced queries, working with macros, enhancing forms and reports, and maintaining a database.
Audience
The Advanced course is for the individual whose job responsibilities include working with related tables; creating advanced queries, forms, and reports; writing macros to automate common tasks; and performing general database maintenance. It is also designed as one in a series of courses for students pursuing the Microsoft® Office Specialist Certification for Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007, and it is a prerequisite to take more advanced courses in Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007.
- To ensure the successful completion of Microsoft® Office Access 2007™: Advanced, the following courses or equivalent knowledge are recommended for familiarity with: Basic and intermediate features of Access tables, Relationships, Queries, forms, and reports.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Restructure the data into appropriate tables to ensure data dependency and minimize redundancy.
- Write advanced queries to analyze and summarize data.
- Create and revise Access macros.
- Display data more effectively in a form.
- Customize reports by using various Access features, thus making them more effective.
- Maintain your database using tools provided by Access.
Structuring Existing Data
- Analyze Tables
- Create a Junction Table
- Improve Table Structure
Writing Advanced Queries
- Create Subqueries
- Create Unmatched and Duplicate Queries
- Group and Summarize Records Using Criteria
- Summarize Data Using a Crosstab Query
- Create a PivotTable and a PivotChart
Simplifying Tasks with Macros
- Create a Macro
- Attach a Macro
- Restrict Records Using a Condition
- Validate Data Using a Macro
- Automate Data Entry Using a Macro
Making Effective Use of Forms
- Display a Calendar on a Form
- Organize Information with Tab Pages
- Display a Summary of Data in a Form
Making Reports More Effective
- Include a Chart in a Report
- Print Data in Columns
- Cancel Printing of a Blank Report
- Create a Report Snapshot
Maintaining an Access Database
- Link Tables to External Data Sources
- Manage a Database
- Determine Object Dependency
- Document a Database
- Analyze the Performance of a Database
In order for a class to be successful, all students should share the same general level
of knowledge and experience. If a participant does not demonstrate these, the instructor will take
the necessary steps either to prepare the participant or place him/her in a more appropriate course.
This policy is intended to maintain the high level of quality control that you have come to expect.
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