Introduction to Microsoft Access 2007

Duration: 12 hours

Description: Students will learn how to design and create databases; work with tables, fields, and records; sort and filter data; and create queries, forms, and reports.

Objective: The student will learn to use basic features in an Access database.

Course Content:

Unit 1: Getting started Topic A: Database concepts Topic B: Exploring the Access environment Topic C: Getting help Unit 2: Databases and tables Topic A: Planning and designing databases Topic B: Exploring tables Topic C: Creating tables Unit 3: Fields and records Topic A: Changing the design of a table Topic B: Finding and editing records Topic C: Organizing records Unit 4: Data entry rules Topic A: Setting field properties Topic B: Working with input masks Topic C: Setting validation rules

Unit 5: Basic queries Topic A: Creating and using queries Topic B: Modifying query results and queries Topic C: Performing operations in queries Unit 6: Using forms Topic A: Creating forms Topic B: Using Design view Topic C: Sorting and filtering records Unit 7: Working with reports Topic A: Reports Topic B: Modifying and printing reports