Microsoft® Office Access 2003: Level 1

Course Specifications

Course Length:  2 Days, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Location: Entre Technology Services, LLC  1501 N. 14th St. West, Suite 1511

Registration: Call your Account Manager at 406.256.5700 or use our Registration Forms

Course Description

Most organizations maintain and manage large amounts of information. One of the most efficient and powerful information management, computer based applications, is the relational database. Information can be stored, linked, and managed using a single relational database application and its associated tools. In this course, you will be introduced to the concept of the relational database and the Microsoft® Office Access 2003 relational database application and its information management tools. 

Course Objective

You will be introduced to the features of the Microsoft® Office Access 2003 application. 

Target Student

This course is designed for students who wish to learn the basic operations of the Microsoft Access Database program to perform their day to day responsibilities, and to understand the advantages that using a relational database program can bring to their business processes. The Level 1 course is for the individual whose job responsibilities include working with tables to create and maintain records, locate records, and produce reports based on the information in the database. It also provides the fundamental knowledge and techniques needed to advance to more technical Access responsibilities, such as creating and maintaining new databases and using programming techniques that enhance Access applications.

Prerequisites

To ensure the successful completion of Microsoft Access 2003: Level 1, we recommend completion of one of the following Entré courses, or equivalent knowledge from another source:

Windows 2000: Introduction
Windows XP: Introduction
Windows XP: Level 1
Windows XP: Level 2 

Delivery Method

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Examine the Microsoft® Office Access 2003 database application.
Manage the data in a database.
Examine existing table relationships.
Query the database.
Design simple forms.
Create and modify Access reports.

Course Content

Lesson 1: An Overview of Access 2003

Relational Databases
The Access Environment
The Database Environment
Examine an Access Table

Lesson 2: Managing Data 

Examine an Access Form
Add and Delete Records
Sort Records
Display Record Sets
Update Records
Run a Report

Lesson 3: Establishing Table Relationships 

Identify Table Relationships
Topic 3B: Identify Primary and Foreign Keys in the Relationships Window
Topic 3C: Working with Subdatasheets 

Lesson 4: Querying the Database 

Topic 4A: The Select Query
Topic 4B: Add Criteria to a Query
Topic 4C: Add a Calculated Field to a Query
Topic 4D: Perform a Calculation on a Record Grouping

Lesson 5: Designing Forms 

Topic 5A: Form Design Guidelines
Topic 5B: Create AutoForms
Topic 5C: Create a Form Using the Form Wizard
Topic 5D: Modify the Design of a Form

Lesson 6: Producing Reports 

Create an AutoReport
Create a Report by Using the Wizard
Examine a Report in Design View
Add a Calculated Field to a Report
Modify the Format Properties of a Control
Topic 6F: AutoFormat a Report
Topic 6G: Adjust the Width of a Report