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Microsoft Access

  • Navigating the Access interface
  • Understanding Microsoft Access objects
  • Utilizing the Ribbon interface

Overview of Relational Database Theory

  • Fields and records
  • Primary and foreign keys
  • Establishing relationships
  • Database normalization
  • Enforcing referential integrity

Basics of Table Construction

  • Selecting appropriate data types and field sizes
  • Working with indexes
  • Implementing data validation rules
  • Defining required fields
  • Configuring input masks
  • Utilizing Quick Parts
  • Creating calculated fields

Designing and Using Forms in Microsoft Access

  • Building basic forms
  • Navigating through forms
  • Switching between different view modes
  • Adding, editing, and deleting records
  • Validating data and undoing changes within a record
  • Sorting, filtering data, and using search boxes
  • Incorporating combo boxes into forms

Importing Data from External Sources

  • Importing data from other database files
  • Importing text files (CSV format)
  • Importing Excel spreadsheets
  • Linking tables from external databases

Collecting Information via Email

  • Designing email templates for data collection
  • Managing and processing returned responses

Queries in Microsoft Access

  • Working with select queries
  • Reviewing action queries

Final Steps

  • Generating reports
  • Adding command buttons to launch forms, reports, and queries
  • Setting up a startup form
  • Splitting the database into front-end and back-end components

Requirements

Familiarity with the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Foundational knowledge of Microsoft Access or another comparable database system.

 14 Hours

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