Microsoft® Office Access® 2010: Part 2

Course Description

Overview:

Your training and experience using Microsoft® Access® 2010 has given you basic database management skills such as creating tables, designing forms and reports, and building queries. In this course, you will expand your knowledge of relational database design, write advanced queries, structure existing data, share data across applications, and customize reports. Extending your knowledge of Microsoft Access 2010 will result in a robust, functional database for your users.

You can also use this course to prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification exams for Microsoft® Access® 2010.

Course Objectives:

Target Student:

This course is designed for students wishing to gain intermediate-level skills or individuals whose job responsibilities include constructing relational databases, performing database maintenance, creating advanced queries and reports, or integrating Access with other programs.

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success, it is recommended you have completed Microsoft® Office Access® 2010: Part 1, or possess equivalent knowledge.

Course-specific Technical 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 configurations:

500 MHz Pentium-class processor or faster
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
CD-ROM drive
Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
Network cards and cabling for local network access
Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen

Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2010
Microsoft® Office Suite Service Pack 1
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional with Service Pack 1

Course Content

Lesson 1: Designing a Relational Database

Topic A: Relational Database Design

Topic B: Create a Table

Topic C: Create Table Relationships

Lesson 2: Joining Tables

Topic A: Create Query Joins

Topic B: Join Tables That Have No Common Fields

Topic C: Relate Data within a Table

Topic D: Work with Subdatasheets

Topic E: Create Subqueries

Lesson 3: Organizing a Database for Efficiency

Topic A: Data Normalization

Topic B: Create a Junction Table

Topic C: Improve Table Structure

Lesson 4: Sharing Data Across Applications

Topic A: Import Data into Access

Topic B: Export Data to Text File Formats

Topic C: Export Access Data to Excel

Topic D: Create a Mail Merge

Lesson 5: Advanced Reporting

Topic A: Organize Report Information

Topic B: Format Reports

Topic C: Include Charts in a Report

Topic D: Add a Calculated Field to a Report

Topic E: Add a Subreport to an Existing Report