ACCESS INTRODUCTION

Duration: 2 days
Versions Available: 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007, 2010

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Introduction
Designing a Database
Starting Access
The office assistant
Creating a new file
Saving a file
What is a database?
Terminology
Navigating the screen
Opening a file
Importing from Microsoft Word or Excel
Quitting from Access

Tables
Creating a table
Entering data
Highlighting areas of the table
Adjusting field widths and heights
Design view
Inserting and deleting fields
Inserting and deleting records
Using the new object button
Freezing columns
Moving and copying
Undo
Deleting a table

Sorting & Filtering
Using find
Sorting
Filtering data

Forms
Creating a form
Using AutoForm
Using design view
Deleting a form
Command buttons

Relationships
Showing relationships
Datasheets
Creating subforms

Queries
What is a query
Select queries
Multi-table queries
Calculations in queries
Parameter queries
Action queries

Reports
Using AutoReport
Creating a report using the wizard
Changing a report in design view
Previewing a report

Additional Features
Exporting information to Word and Excel
Database properties
Compact and repair database
Database security
Changing the database view

Merrill Consultants Ltd.
ACCESS INTERMEDIATE

Duration: 2 days
Versions Available: 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007, 2010

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Refreshing the basics
Database relationships
Referential integrity
Designing userforms and reports

Advanced form design
Main and SubForms
Multiple instances of subform
Calculations in forms
Form properties
Modal forms
Popup forms
Selecting data with combo boxes
Filtering from combo boxes
Running queries from forms

Queries
Calculations in queries
Action queries
Union queries

Reports
Advanced report design
Using visual basic to customise reports

Macros
Macro actions
Group macros
Conditional macros
Assigning macros to toolbars and menus

Introduction to Visual Basic
Event properties
Functions
Methods
Properties
Macro actions in VBA

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Merrill Consultants Ltd.
ACCESS VBA

Duration: 2 days
Versions Available: 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007, 2010

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Introduction
What is Access Basic?
Event driven procedures
Modules and code behind forms
Choosing macros or Access Basic

Creating modules
What is a module?
Declarations section
Sub and function procedures
The module window
The module toolbar
Edit and navigation keys
Managing modules and procedures
Global modules and code behind forms

Creating procedures
Naming rules and conventions
Incorporating macro actions
Using the express builder
Built-in functions

User defined functions
Function arguments
Returning values from functions
Using user defined functions in queries and forms

Event procedures
The code builder
Referring to form and report controls
Event sequences

Constants and Variables
Declaring constants
Declaring variables, arrays and data types
Scope of variables
Scope of procedures

Programming Structures
Branching and looping

Debugging Access Basic
Types of error
Compiling Access Basic
Setting break points
Stepping into and over
Using the immediate window

Error handling
On error statement
Trapping error codes
Reporting errors

Using database objects
Objects and collections
Setting object variables
Handling record sets
Adding and editing data
Handling and running queries

Developing applications
Event driven code
Using unbound forms
Setting properties and values on forms and reports
Setting configuration options from code
Linking Access Basic and Macros

Creating Add in Libraries
Configuring an add in
Restrictions and requirements

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