Microsoft® Office Access® 2010: Level 4
Course Specifications
Course number: 084590
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
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 students 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® 2010: Level 4, the following Element K courses or equivalent knowledge is recommended:
- Microsoft® Office Access® 2010: Level 1
- Microsoft® Office Access® 2010: Level 2
- Microsoft® Office Access® 2010: Level 3
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer to run Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory Services. This system should have
the following configuration:
- A minimum of 2 GB of RAM.
- Disk partitions formatted as the NTFS.
- At least 40 GB hard disk space or larger.
- 500 MB of available disk space on the system drive.
- A DVD-ROM drive, local or network accessible.
- A 800 x 600 resolution or higher SVGA monitor.
- 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.
For this course, you will need one computer to run Windows Server 2008 and SharePoint 2010 Server. This system should have
the following configuration:
- An x64 architecture-based computer with an Intel processor that supports an Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T)
or AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform.
- A minimum of 4 GB of RAM per server plus 5 MB of RAM for each mailbox.
- Disk partitions formatted as the NTFS.
- At least 80 GB hard disk space or larger.
- 2 GB of available disk space on the system drive.
- A DVD-ROM drive, local or network accessible.
- A 800 x 600 resolution or higher SVGA monitor.
- 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.
You will need one client computer for each student and one for the instructor. These computers should have the following configuration:
- 1 GHz Pentium®-class processor or faster.
- A minimum of 1 GB of RAM is recommended.
- 20 GB hard disk or larger. You should have at least 1 GB of free hard disk space available for Office 2010 installation.
- A DVD-ROM drive.
- A keyboard and mouse or other pointing device.
- A 1024 x 768 resolution SVGA monitor is recommended.
- Network cards and cabling for local network access.
- Internet access (check with your local network administrator).
- A printer (optional) or an installed printer driver.
- A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.
Software Requirements
Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory Domain Controller:
- Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, Enterprise Edition with SP2
- Microsoft® Management Console (MMC) 3.0
Windows Server 2008 and SharePoint 2010 Server:
- Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008, Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2010
On Student and Instructor Computers:
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 3
- Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2010
- Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
- Microsoft® Windows® Search 4.0 (KB940157)
- Microsoft® Windows® Rights Management Services (RMS) Client with Service Pack 3
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 and distribute 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 the XML Format
- Topic 1C: Export Data to an 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 a 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