Microsoft Access 2007 Advanced

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

This course is for the individual whose job responsibilities include working with related tables; creating advanced queries, forms, and reports; writing macros to automate common tasks; and performing general database maintenance. It is also designed as one in a series of courses for students pursuing the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification for Microsoft Office Access 2007, and it is a prerequisite to take more advanced courses in Microsoft Office Access 2007.

To ensure your success, knowledge of basic and intermediate features of Access tables, relationships, and queries, forms, and reports is recommended. The following courses or equivalent knowledge is also recommended:

• Microsoft Access 2007 Introduction
• Microsoft Access 2007 Intermediate

This course is one of a series of courses that addresses Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (Microsoft Business Certification) skill sets. The Microsoft Certified Application Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more proficiency exams in order to earn Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certification.

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

• Restructure data into appropriate tables to ensure data dependency and minimise redundancy.
• Write advanced queries to analyse and summarise data.
• Create and revise Microsoft Office Access 2007 macros.
• Display data more effectively in a form.
• Customise reports by using various Microsoft Office Access 2007 features, making them more effective.
• Maintain your database using tools provided by Microsoft Office Access 2007.

Lesson 1: Structuring Existing Data

Topic 1A: Analyse Tables
Topic 1B: Create a Junction Table
Topic 1C: Improve 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: Summarise 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: Making Effective Use of Forms

Topic 4A: Display a Calendar on a Form
Topic 4B: Organise Information with Tab Pages
Topic 4C: Display a Summary of Data in a Form

Lesson 5: Making Reports More Effective

Topic 5A: Include a Chart in a Report
Topic 5B: Print Data in Columns
Topic 5C: Cancel Printing of a Blank Report
Topic 5D: Create a Report Snapshot

Lesson 6: Maintaining an Access Database

Topic 6A: Link Tables to External Data Sources
Topic 6B: Manage a Database
Topic 6C: Determine Object Dependency
Topic 6D: Document a Database
Topic 6E: Analyse the Performance of a Database

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