Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007: Level 4 (Second Edition)

Course Specifications

Course number: 084886
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: Microsoft Certified Application Specialist – Access™ 2007

Course Description

Course Objective: You will exchange data with other applications, automate business processes by using VBA code, and secure and share databases.

Target Student: This course is designed for students who have a thorough understanding of the basic and advanced user features of the Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007 application, and are interested in learning introductory level administrator skill sets. The course is also for the student who may be working in a web-based environment and may need to adapt Access applications to the environment.

Prerequisites: To ensure the successful completion of Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007: Level 4, the following Element K courses or equivalent knowledge is recommended:

Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007: Level 1
Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007: Level 2
Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007: Level 3

Certification

This course is one of a series of Element K courseware titles 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.

Hardware Requirements

For this course, you will need one computer for the classroom to run Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Exchange Server 2007 that meets the following system requirements:For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware components:

A x64 architecture-based computer with an Intel processor that supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) or an AMD processor that supports AMD64 platform.
A minimum of 2 GB of RAM is required. 2 GB of RAM per server plus 5 MB of RAM per mailbox is recommended.
A 20 GB hard disk or larger.
A DVD-ROM drive, local or network accessible.
A 1024 x 768 resolution monitor is recommended.
A keyboard and mouse or other pointing device.
Paging file size should be equal to the amount of RAM on the server plus 10 MB.
A 500 GHz Pentium-class processor or faster.
512 MB of RAM. Recommended 1024 MB of RAM.
A 20 GB hard disk or larger.
A CD-ROM drive.
A keyboard and mouse or other pointing device.
A 1024 x 768 resolution monitor is recommended.
Network cards and cabling for local network access.
Internet access (see your local network administrator).
A projection system to display the instructor’s computer screen.

Software Requirements

Each computer requires the following software:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 or Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Standard or Enterprise.
SQL Server 2005 with Service Pack 1 (or newer).
Microsoft Office SharePoint® Server 2007.
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.0.
Windows PowerShell.
Microsoft Active Directory
Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) SP1.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0.
On all Mailbox servers with a 64-bit processor, you must install the hotfixes such as Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB904639) and Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB918980). In addition, Exchange 2007 requires that you do not have the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) service or the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service installed.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.
Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2007.
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2.

Course Objectives

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

share Access data with other applications.
use VBA to automate a business process.
create and modify a database switchboard, and set the startup options.
secure databases.
share databases using a SharePoint site.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Integrating Access into Your Business: Topic 1A: Import XML Data into an Access Database; Topic 1B: Export Access Data to XML Format; Topic 1C: Export Data to the Outlook Address Book; Topic 1D: Collect Data Through Email Messages

Lesson 2: Automating a Business Process with VBA: Topic 2A: Create a Standard Module; Topic 2B: Develop Code; Topic 2C: Call a Procedure from a Form; Topic 2D: Run the Procedure

Lesson 3: Managing Switchboards: Topic 3A: Create a Database Switchboard; Topic 3B: Modify a Database Switchboard; Topic 3C: Set the Startup Options

Lesson 4: Distributing and Securing Databases: Topic 4A: Split a Database; Topic 4B: Implement Security; Topic 4C: Set Passwords; Topic 4D: Convert an Access Database to an ACCDE File; Topic 4E: Package a Database with a Digital Signature

Lesson 5: Sharing Databases Using a SharePoint Site: Topic 5A: Export a Table to a SharePoint List; Topic 5B: Import Data from a SharePoint List; Topic 5C: Publish a Database to a SharePoint Site; Topic 5D: Move a Database to a SharePoint Site; Topic 5E: Work Offline