Microsoft® Office Access® 2013: Part 3
Course Specifications
Course Number: 
091006
Course Length: 
1 day
Course Description
Overview: 
You've covered many of the basic functions of Microsoft® Office Access® and now you're ready to learn advanced Access features such as, database management, advanced form design, packaging a database, encrypting a database, preparing a database for multi-user access and more. Knowledge of these features separate database professionals from the casual database users or occasional designers. Today's training added to that which you've gained from the previous two days round out your Access education and provide you with marketable job skills. 
You can also use the course to prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification exams for Microsoft Access 2013. 
Course Objectives:
Target Student: 
Students taking this course are database administrators or prospective database administrators who have experience working with Access 2013 and need to learn advanced skills. 
This course is also for students who seek the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification and who want to prepare for Exam 77-885, Microsoft Office 2013. 
Prerequisites: 
To ensure your success in your course you should have experience working with Microsoft Access 2013, including a working knowledge of database design and creation, form design and creation, report design and creation, a working knowledge of database querying and the various table relationships. You can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations courses: 
•	Microsoft® Office Access® 2013: Part 1 
•	Microsoft® Office Access® 2013: Part 2 
Course-specific Technical Requirements
Hardware
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: 
•	1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
•	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
Software
•	Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2013
•	Microsoft® Windows® 8
Course Content
Lesson 1: Implementing Advanced Form Design 
Topic A: Add Controls to Forms 
Topic B: Create Subforms 
Topic C: Organize Information with Tab Pages 
Topic D: Enhance Navigation of Forms 
Topic E: Apply Conditional Formatting 
Lesson 2: Using Data Validation 
Topic A: Field and Record Validation 
Topic B: Form Validation 
Lesson 3: Using Macros to Improve User Interface Design 
Topic A: Create a Macro 
Topic B: Restrict Records Using a Condition 
Topic C: Validate Data Using a Macro 
Topic D: Automate Data Entry Using a Macro 
Topic E: Convert a Macro to VBA 
Lesson 4: Using Advanced Database Management 
Topic A: Link Tables to External Data Sources 
Topic B: Manage a Database 
Topic C: Determine Object Dependency 
Topic D: Document a Database 
Topic E: Analyze the Performance of a Database 
Lesson 5: Distributing and Securing a Database 
Topic A: Splitting a Database for Multiple User Access 
Topic B: Implement Security 
Topic C: Set Passwords 
Topic D: Convert an Access Database to an ACCDE File 
Topic E: Package a Database with a Digital Signature 
Lesson 6: Managing Switchboards 
Topic A: Create a Database Switchboard 
Topic B: Modify a Database Switchboard 
Topic C: Set Startup Options