Microsoft Access: Advanced Input and Retrieval
Objectives
In this course, you will create and manage an Access 2016 database.
You will:
- Design a relational database.
- Join tables to retrieve data from unrelated tables.
- Validate data entered into a database.
- Use advanced queries to manipulate your data.
- Organize a database for efficiency and performance, and to maintain data integrity.
- Customize reports to organize the displayed information and produce specific print layouts.
Audience
This course is designed for students wishing to gain intermediate-level skills or individuals whose job responsibilities include constructing relational databases, performing database maintenance, or creating advanced queries and reports.
Prerequisites
To ensure your success, it is recommended you have completed Microsoft® Office Access® 2016: Part 1or possess equivalent knowledge. It is also suggested that you have end-user skills with any current version of Windows, including being able to start programs, switch between programs, locate saved files, close programs, and use a browser to access websites.
Outline
Lesson 1: Creating Advanced Queries
Topic A: Create Parameter Queries
- Parameter Queries
- How to Create and Run a Parameter Query
- Creating a Parameter Query
- Wildcards in a Parameter Query
- The Ampersand Operator
- How to Use Wildcards Within a Query
- Using Wildcards in a Parameter Query
- Creating a Query with Multiple Parameters
Topic B: Summarize Data
- Crosstab Queries
- The Crosstab Query Wizard
- How to Summarize Data
- Creating a Crosstab Query
Topic C: Create Subqueries
- Subqueries
- Subquery Entered as an Expression
- Subquery Syntax
- How to Create Subqueries
- Creating Subqueries
Topic D: Create Action Queries
- Action Queries
- Types of Action Queries
- How to Create Action Queries
- Creating Action Queries
Topic E: Create Unmatched and Duplicate Queries
- Unmatched and Duplicate Records
- The Find Unmatched Query Wizard
- The Find Duplicates Query Wizard
- How to Create Unmatched and Duplicate Queries
- Creating Queries to Search for Unmatched and Duplicate Records
Lesson 2: Organizing a Database for Efficiency
Topic A: Data Normalization
- What Is Data Normalization?
- First Normal Form
- Second Normal Form
- Third Normal Form
- Denormalization
- The Table Analyzer Wizard
- How to Use the Table Analyzer Wizard
- Running the Table Analyzer Wizard
Topic B: Create a Junction Table
- Many-to-Many Relationships
- Junction Tables
- How to Create a Junction Table
- Using a Junction Table to Resolve a Many-to-Many Relationship
Topic C: Improve Table Structure
- Table Structure
- Table Structure Improvement
- How to Improve the Table Structure
- Improving Table Structure
Lesson 3: Using Advanced Reporting Techniques
Topic A: Include Control Formatting in a Report
- Control Formatting
- Data Bars
- How to Include Data Bars in a Report
- Adding Data Bars to a Report
Topic B: Add a Calculated Field to a Report
- Calculated Fields
- How to Add a Calculated Field to a Report
- Adding a Calculated Field to a Report
Topic C: Add a Subreport to an Existing Report
- Subreports
- Subforms on a Report
- How to Add a Subreport to an Existing Report
- Adding a Subreport to an Existing Report
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