Microsoft Office Access 2010: Level 1 & 2

Course Specifications

Course number: 084307
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: MOS: Microsoft Office Access 2010 Exam 77–885

Course Description for Day 1:

Course Objective: You will create and modify new databases and their various objects.

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 who want to use the application to be more productive in their work. It provides the fundamental knowledge and techniques needed to use more complex Access features such as maintaining databases and using programming techniques that enhance Access applications.

Prerequisites: You should be familiar with using personal computers. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on the computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. To ensure your success, we recommend that you first take one of Element K's introductory Windows courses, such as either of the following, or have equivalent skills and knowledge:

• Windows XP Professional: Level 1
• Windows XP: Introduction

Certification
This course is one of a series of Element K courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification skill sets. The MOS and certification program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products.

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

• Identify the basic components of an Access database.
• Build the structure of a database.
• Manage data in tables.
• Query a database.
• Design forms.
• Generate reports.
  
  

Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Access Databases

Topic 1A: Identify the Elements of the Access 2010 Interface

Topic 1B: Identify the Components of a Database

Topic 1C: Examine the Relational Database Design Process

Lesson 2: Building the Structure of a Database

Topic 2A: Create a New Database

Topic 2B: Create a Table

Topic 2C: Manage Tables

Topic 2D: Establish Table Relationships

Lesson 3: Managing Data in a Table

 Topic 3A: Modify Table Data

Topic 3B: Sort and Filter Records

Topic 3C: Work with Subdatasheets

Lesson 4: Querying a Database

Topic 4A: Create a Query

Topic 4B: Add Criteria to a Query

Topic 4C: Add a Calculated Field to a Query

Topic 4D: Perform Calculations on a Record Grouping

Lesson 5: Designing Forms

Topic 5A: Create a Form

Topic 5B: Modify the Design of a Form

Topic 5C: View and Edit Data Using an Access Form

Lesson 6: Generating Reports

Topic 6A: Create a Report

Topic 6B: Add a Control to a Report

Topic 6C: Format the Controls in a Report

Topic 6D: Enhance the Appearance of a Report

Topic 6E: Prepare a Report for Print
Appendix A: Microsoft Office Access 2010 Exam 77–885

Course Descriptions Day 2:
Course Objective: You will improve and customize tables, queries, forms and reports, and share Access data with other applications.

Target Student: This course is designed for individuals who wish to learn intermediate-level operations of the Microsoft® Office Access® program. The target students may also include individuals whose job responsibilities include creating databases, tables, and relationships, as well as working with and revising intermediate-level queries, forms, and reports. It also introduces them to integrating Access data with other applications such as Microsoft Office Word or Excel.

Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend that you first take one of Element K’s introductory courses, such as Microsoft® Office Access® 2010 : Level 1 (Second Edition), or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

Certification

This course is one of a series of Element K courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification skill sets. The MOS and certification program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products.

Course Objectives:

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

• Streamline data entry and maintain data integrity.
• Join tables to retrieve data from unrelated tables.
• Create flexible queries to retrieve data and modify tables.
• Improve the functionality of Access forms.
• Customize reports to organize the displayed information and produce specific print layouts.
• Share data between Access and other applications.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Controlling Data Entry

Topic 1A: Constrain Data Entry Using Field Properties

Topic 1B: Establish Data Entry Formats for Entering Field Values

Topic 1C: Create a List of Values for a Field

 

Lesson 2: Joining Tables

Topic 2A: Create Query Joins

Topic 2B: Join Tables That Have No Common Fields

Topic 2C: Relate Data Within a Table

 

Lesson 3: Creating Flexible Queries

Topic 3A: Set the Select Query Properties

Topic 3B: Retrieve Records Based on Input Criteria

Topic 3C: Create Action Queries

 

Lesson 4: Improving Forms

Topic 4A: Restrict Data Entry in Forms

Topic 4B: Organize Information with Tab Pages

Topic 4C: Add a Command Button to a Form

Topic 4D: Create a Subform

Topic 4E: Display a Summary of Data in a Form

Topic 4F: Change the Display of Data Conditionally

Lesson 5: Customizing Reports

Topic 5A: Organize Report Information

Topic 5B: Format Reports

Topic 5C: Control Report Pagination

Topic 5D: Add a Calculated Field to a Report

Topic 5E: Add a Subreport to an Existing Report

Topic 5F: Create a Mailing Label Report

Lesson 6: Sharing Data Across Applications

Topic 6A: Import Data into Access

Topic 6B: Export Data to Text File Formats

Topic 6C: Export Access Data to Excel

Topic 6D: Create a Mail Merge

Appendix A: Navigation Forms

Appendix B: Microsoft Office Access 2010 Exam 77–885

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