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4004 Managing Critical Business Information Using Microsoft Office Access 2003
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This scenario-based class provides experienced Microsoft® Access users with a stronger relational database foundation. It brings home relational database concepts and teaches how to employ powerful techniques using Access in gathering, organizing, and reporting of information vital to your business. Students will learn how to create solid database structures, how to pull in outside data, and how to integrate Access with other Microsoft Office System 2003 applications—all leading up to creating flexible, user-friendly reports. The goal of this course is to give students more confidence in managing their business information using various Access database techniques, thus enabling them to accomplish their daily work more efficiently and competently.
What you will learn
After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Create solid relational database structures using Access for data integrity that is easier to maintain.

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    Import data of various formats from outside sources.

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    Utilize appropriate techniques for querying information in the Access database as various business needs arise.

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    Create consistent standard user interfaces for inputting data.

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    Describe the benefits that can be realized from the integration of Access with other Office 2003 applications.

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    Generate powerful and flexible reports for management.
    Prerequisites
    Before attending this course, students must have:

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    A basic understanding of relational databases.

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    An understanding of Access tables, queries, forms and reports and a base knowledge of how they are used within an Access database.

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    A working familiarity with standard Microsoft Office applications (such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel).

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    Experience creating Access macros and using them in forms.
    Audience

    This course is designed for experienced Access users. This audience uses Access to store information about their business and is skilled at using tables in datasheet view, creating their own forms and reports, and even writing queries. While understanding how to create these Access objects, these students are looking for additional methods for processing data, including importing and linking to data existing outside of Access.

    Duration
    Half day-Instructor-led