Microsoft® Office Access 2003: Level 4

Course Specifications

Course Length:  1 Day, 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

In previous levels, you were introduced to advanced topics that dealt with local database management. In this course, you will learn remote database management, how to exchange data with XML and other type applications, and how to automate your business processes by using VBA code.

Course Objective

You will be introduced to the advanced features of the Access application and also the VBA programming language.

Prerequisites

To ensure the successful completion of Access 2003: Level 4, we recommend completion of the following Element K courses, or equivalent knowledge from another source:

Windows 2000: Introduction
Windows XP: Introduction or Windows XP: Level 1 and Windows XP: Level 2
Access 2003: Level 1
Access 2003: Level 2
Access 2003: Level 3

Delivery Method

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

Target Student

Access 2003: Level 4 is for students who have a thorough understanding of the basic and advanced user features of the Access program, and are interested in learning introductory level administrator skillsets. The course is also for the student that may be working in a web-based environment and may need to adapt Access applications to the environment. It is also designed for students pursuing the Microsoft MOS Expert Level Certification for Access 2003.

Performance-Based Objectives

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

Develop a data access page.
Develop a data access page, a PivotTable, and a PivotChart.
Import XML data and export Access data.
Use VBA to automate a business process.
Create and modify a database switchboard, and set and modify your startup options.
Distribute a database and add security features to it.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Making Your Data Available on the Web

Create a Data Access Page by Using the Wizard
Improve the Presentation of the Data Access Page
Viewing Data Access Pages with the Browser
Edit Data Using the Data Access Page
Group Records in the Data Access Page

Lesson 2: Developing a Data Access Page in Design View

Create a Data Access Page in Design View
Incorporate a ComboBox in the Data Access Page
Test the New Record Function of the Data Access Page
Develop a PivotTable with the Office PivotTable Tool
Develop a PivotChart

Lesson 3: Integrating Access into Your Business

Import XML Data into an Access Database
Export Access Data to XML Format
Share Data with Other Office Applications

Lesson 4: Automating a Business Process with VBA

Create a Standard Module
Develop Code
Call a Procedure from a Form
Run the Procedure

Lesson 5: Creating a Switchboard and Setting the Startup Options

Create a Database Switchboard
Modify a Database Switchboard
Set the Startup Options
Modify the Startup Options

Lesson 6: Distributing and Securing the Database

Split a Database
Implement Security
Set Passwords
Encode and Decode a Database
Convert an Access Database to an MDE File