Microsoft Access 2002 Fundamentals

This course presents the learner with the fundamentals of Microsoft Access 2002. This course guides the learner through the basics of Access databases and covers topics such as creating and modifying databases and establishing relationships between tables.

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Duration: 8 hours Training Presented in: English

Audience

The intended audiences for this course are Project or Office Managers Secretarial Web Designer-Developers System Administrators Database Administrators. Access 2002 Fundamentals doesn't require any previous database knowledge. Its audience could include a range of other job types such as Junior Secretarial Customer Service etc. Typically learners will work in an office environment (possibly networked) producing documents/spreadsheets and/or databases/Web pages. Learners will need a basic knowledge of either Microsoft Office 97 or 2000 programs and be familiar with Windows 9X or later operating system(s).

Objective

• Identify advantages of a relational database.
• Identify the basics of a relational database.
• Sequence the steps for planning a relational database.
• Create a table in Datasheet view.
• Identify features of the Table Wizard
• Create a table in Design view.
• Identify features of relationships between tables.
• Create a onetomany relationship between tables.
• Sequence the steps to define a manytomany relationship between two tables.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Basics of Access 2002

• Identify advantages of a relational database.
• Identify the basics of a relational database.
• Sequence the steps for planning a relational database.
• Open a database by using Microsoft Access.
• Match database objects with their features.
• Identify the functions of each database object view.
• Create a blank database.
• Identify the options available when creating a database by using a database template.
• Get help by using the Office Assistant.
• Identify features of the Help Window.

Unit 2: Table Creation and Modification

• Create a table in Datasheet view.
• Identify features of the Table Wizard.
• Create a table in Design view.
• Create a field for a table in Design view.
• Move a field in a table in Datasheet view.
• Modify a field property in a table in Design view.
• Create an input mask in a table field.
• Delete a field from a table in Design view.
• Set a field as a primary key in Design view.
• Set an index for a field in a table.
• Match optimum field data types with their features.
• Customize an input mask for a field in a table in Design view.
• Identify features of the Lookup Wizard.
• Identify the functions of Lookup field properties.
• Enter data into a table in Datasheet view.
• Edit data in a table in Datasheet view.
• Delete data from a table in Datasheet view.
• Add a hyperlink to a table in Datasheet view.
• Sort table data by a single field.
• Copy data into fields from other Office applications by using Office Clipboard.
• Match the record navigation controls with their functions.
• Locate a record in a datasheet by using the Find command.
• Filter by selecting a value in Datasheet view.
• Filter by excluding a selected value in Datasheet view.
• Filter by form in Datasheet view.
• Filter for input by entering specific criteria in a Filter For box.
• Filter a record by using the Advanced Filter/Sort window.
• Resize a column in Datasheet view.
• Format a datasheet.

Unit 3: Table Relationships and Data Integrity

• Identify features of relationships between tables.
• Create a one-to-many relationship between tables.
• Sequence the steps to define a many-to-many relationship between two tables.
• Print a relationship report of a database.
• Identify features of a subdatasheet.
• Validate data integrity in a table.
• Identify features of the Required property used to ensure data integrity.

Duration

8

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

• Microsoft Access 2002 Expert User
• Microsoft Access 2002 Expert User
• Microsoft Access 2002 Fundamentals
• Microsoft Access 2002 Proficient User
• Microsoft Access 2002 Proficient User