Access Level 2 (2003 or 2007)

Participants in this course should have the basic skills needed to work with a Microsoft  Access databases. This includes working with Access tables, relationships, queries, forms, and reports. In this course users will consider how to take advantage of relationships between Access tables, how to customize database components, and how to share Access data with other applications.

Performance-Based Objectives:

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

  • follow the steps required to properly design a simple database.
  • create a new database with related tables.
  • control data entry by modifying the design of a table to streamline data entry and maintain data integrity.
  • find and retrieve desired data by using filters and joins between tables and within a single table.
  • create flexible queries to display specified records; allow for user-determined query criteria; and add, update, and delete data with queries.
  • enhance the appearance, data entry, and data access capabilities of  forms.
  • customize reports to better organize the displayed information and produce specific print layouts such as mailing labels.
  • use Access data in other applications, including Microsoft Word and Excel.