Access 2010: Advanced

Course Specifications:
Courseware: Microsoft Office Access 2010: Advanced
Software: Microsoft Office Access 2010
Course length: 1 day
Course times: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Course Description:
You will create complex Access databases by structuring existing data. Writing advanced queries, working with macros, and performing database maintenance.

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

-Restructure data into appropriate tables to ensure data dependency and minimize redundancy
-Write advanced queries to analyze and summarize data
-Create and revise Microsoft Office Access 2010 macros
-Customize reports by using various Microsoft Office Access 2010 features
-Maintain their databases using Microsoft Office Access 2010 tools

Target Student:
This course is designed for individuals whose job responsibilities include working with heavily related tables, creating advanced queries, forms, and reports, writing macros to automate common tasks, and performing general database maintenance.

Prerequisites:
To ensure your success, knowledge of basic and intermediate features of Access tables, relationships, and queries, forms, and reports is recommended. We recommend you take the following courses or have equivalent skills and knowledge:

-Access 2010: Introduction
-Access 2010: Intermediate

Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities. Each student is provided with a computer and a Manual. The manual is the student's to keep and makes an excellent reference guide.

Course Content
Lesson 1: Structuring Existing Data
Topic 1A: Restructure the Data in a Table
Topic 1B: Create a Junction Table
Topic 1C: Improve the Table Structure

Lesson 2: Writing Advanced Queries
Topic 2A: Create SubQueries
Topic 2B: Create Unmatched and Duplicate Queries
Topic 2C: Group and Summarize Records Using Criteria
Topic 2D: Summarize Data Using a Crosstab Query
Topic 2E: Create a PivotTable and a PivotChart

Lesson 3: Simplifying Tasks with Macros
Topic 3A: Create a Macro
Topic 3B: Attach a Macro
Topic 3C: Restrict Records Using a Condition
Topic 3D: Validate Data Using a Macro
Topic 3E: Automate Data Entry Using a Macro

Lesson 4: Creating Effective Reports
Topic 4A: Include a Chart in a Report
Topic 4B: Print Data in Columns
Topic 4C: Cancel Printing of a Blank Report
Topic 4D: Publish Reports as PDF

Lesson 5: Maintaining an Access Database
Topic 5A: Link Tables to External Data Sources
Topic 5B: Manage a Database
Topic 5C: Determine Object Dependency
Topic 5D: Document a Database
Topic 5E: Analyze the Performance of a Database