ESTIMATED AVERAGE TIME:

29hrs 05mins

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PART 1 COURSE OUTLINED:

Access is Microsoft’s flagship database application that allows you to create and manage databases for all sorts of different purposes. This new version of Access incorporates a few new features and connectivity options in order to make databases more accessible to the everyday user.

This course is intended to help all novice computer users get up to speed quickly. It will also help more experienced users who have little to no experience with Microsoft Access and the ribbon interface.

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Lesson 1: Getting Started with Access

Average time 3hrs: 41mins
In the first lesson, students will learn how to orient themselves with Microsoft Access 2010, create a simple Access database, and get help in Microsoft Access.
 

Lesson 2: Working with Table Data

Average time 3hrs: 10mins

Next, students will learn how to modify table data, sort and filter records, create lookup fields, and format text.
 

Lesson 3: Querying a Database

Average time 2hrs: 42mins

This lesson covers how to join data from different tables in a query, sort and filter data in a query, and perform calculations in a query.
 

Lesson 4: Creating Advanced Queries

Average time 2hrs: 16mins

In this lesson, students will learn how to create parameter queries, action queries, unmatched queries, and duplicate queries. They will also learn how to summarize data with queries.
 

Lesson 5: Generating Reports

Average time 2hrs: 5mins

Creating reports, adding controls to a report, enhancing the appearance of a report, and preparing a report for print are all covered in this lesson.

Lesson 6: Customizing the Access Environment

Average time 14mins

Next, students will learn about the Access Options dialog box.
 

Lesson 7: Designing a Relational Database

Average time 6hrs: 23mins

This lesson covers relational database design, creating a table, managing table fields, and creating table relationships.
 

Lesson 8: Joining Tables

Average time 2hrs:

Creating query joins, joining tables that have no common fields, relating data within a table, working with subdatasheets, and creating subqueries will be covered in this lesson.

Lesson 9: Organizing a Database for Efficiency

Average time 1hrs: 33mins

In this lesson, students will learn about data normalization and how to create a junction table.
 

Lesson 10: Sharing Data Across Applications

Average time 1hrs: 53mins

Next, importing data into Access, exporting Access data to text file formats, exporting Access data to Excel, and creating a mail merge will be covered.
 

Lesson 11: Advanced Reporting

Average time 2hrs: 35mins

This lesson covers how to organize report information, format reports, include charts in a report, add a calculated field to a report, and add a subreport to an existing report.
 

Lesson 12: Additional Reporting Options

Average time 34mins

In the final lesson, how to create a mailing label report and how to publish a report as a PDF will be covered.