PS Training Ltd

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Course Booking and enquiries: 01352 810443
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Prerequisites:
Attendees should be familiar with a PC and the Windows environment and posses basic keyboard skills.

Duration:
This course can be delivered as a two day course or as individual half day modules

The Basics

• What is a Relational Database?
• Starting up Access and the Access Window
• Opening a database and overview of Database Objects
• Creating a Database

Creating Tables

• Description of Field Data Types
• Field Properties
• Field Size/Format Options
• Setting the Primary Key
• Inserting, deleting and moving a field
• Saving and Closing the Table

Adding and Editing Records in a Table

• Moving through the Records
• Sorting Data
• Modifying the Table Layout

Creating Relationships

• Overview of Relating Tables
• Creating, Editing and Deleting Relationships between Tables

Creating Select Queries

• Adding, Inserting, Deleting and Moving fields in the Query Grid
• Displaying the Query Datasheet
• Changing the Column Heading
• Sorting Data on Multiple Fields
• Hiding Columns to be displayed in the Datasheet
• Setting Criteria for fields
• Creating Calculated Fields
• Creating Text Strings
• Adding Additional Tables to an Existing Query
• Deleting Tables from an Existing Query
• Displaying the Table Names
• Saving and Closing the Query

Creating a Form

• Selecting Controls
• Adding Text and fields
• Aligning Controls
• Applying Formats to Controls
• Applying Colours to Controls
• Amending Field Labels
• Copying, Deleting, Moving, Resizing Controls
• Setting Properties for Controls
• Changing the Tab Order
• Creating and Amending Combo Boxes (Drop Down lists)
• Saving the Form

Using the Form

• Adding Records with a Form
• Moving through the Records in a Form
• Sorting Records
• Finding a Record
• Finding & Replacing Specific Data
• Filtering Records

Working with Reports

• Creating a Single Column or Tabular Report
• Creating a Groups/Totals or Summary Report
• Viewing the Report with Print Preview
• Printing the Report
• Displaying Page/Report Headers and Footers
• Increasing the area of a section
• Modifying Sorting and Grouping on Reports
• Adding Summary Fields

Creating Macros & Command Buttons

• Creating a Simple Macro
• Creating a Command Button & attaching a Macro