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Introduction
Welcome to the second part of our Microsoft Office Access 2016 courseware. 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 users get up to speed on the different features of Access and to become familiar with it’s more advanced features. We will cover how to complete advanced form design tasks, add field and record validation, create and manage macros, conduct advanced database management, distribute and secure a database, and manage switchboards.
Audience profile
This course is aimed at all users of Microsoft Outlook 2016, Microsoft’s powerful information management program. It will help users get up to speed on the various Outlook 2016 features and become familiar with its more advanced options.
Pre-requisites
This manual assumes that the user has completed or has an understanding of the materials covered in the first part of the Microsoft Office Access 2016 courseware, including:
- Getting started with Access
- Working with table data
- Querying a database
- Creating advanced queries
- Generating reports and using advanced reporting tools
- Customizing the Access environment
- Designing a relational database
- Joining tables
- Organizing a database for efficiency
- Sharing data across applications
Course objectives
This manual assumes that the user has completed or has an understanding of the materials covered in the first part of the Microsoft Office Access 2016 courseware, including:
- Getting started with Access
- Working with table data
- Querying a database
- Creating advanced queries
- Generating reports and using advanced reporting tools
- Customizing the Access environment
- Designing a relational database
- Joining tables
- Organizing a database for efficiency
- Sharing data across applications
Course content
Module 1: Implementing Advanced Form Design
This lesson takes a look at several topics to increase your students’ knowledge of Access 2016. Here students will learn how to: |
Lesson 1: Add controls to forms
Lesson 2 Set form controls
Lesson 3 Create sub-forms
Lesson 4 Organize information with tab pages
Lesson 5 Enhance database navigation with forms
Lesson 6 Format a form
Lesson 7 Apply conditional formatting
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Module 2: Using Data Validation
In this second lesson of the course, the focus switches to data validation. Covered here is field validation along with form and record validation. |
Lesson 1 Field Validation
Lesson 2: Form and Record Validation
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Module 3: Using Macros to Improve User Interface Design
At the halfway point of this course, the lesson turns to macros and using them to improve user interface design. |
Lesson 1: Create a macro
Lesson 2: Restrict records using a condition
Lesson 3: Validate data using a macro
Lesson 4: Automate data entry using a macro
Lesson 5: Convert a macro to VBA
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Module 4: Using Advanced Database Management
Some advanced database management skills come under scrutiny in this lesson. |
Lesson 1: Link tables to external data sources
Lesson 2: Manage a database
Lesson 3: Determine object dependency
Lesson 4: Document a database
Lesson 5: Analyse the performance of a database
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Module 5: Distributing and Securing a Database |
Lesson 1: Split a database for multiple user access
Lesson 2: Implement security
Lesson 3: Set passwords
Lesson 4: Convert an Access
Lesson 5: Convert an Access database to an ACCDE file
Lesson 6: Package a database with a digital signature
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Module 6: Managing Switchboards
The final lesson of Microsoft Access 2016 Part Two, is all about switchboards |
Lesson 1: Create a database switchboard
Lesson 2: How to modify a database switchboard
Lesson 3: How to set start-up options
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Associated certifications and exam
On successful completion of this course students will receive a Torque IT attendance certificate.
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