Access Introduction

Data is everywhere. Whether you are at the grocery store, office, laboratory, classroom, or ballpark, you are awash in data: prices, schedules, performance measures, lab results, recipes, contact information, quality metrics, market indices, grades, and statistics. _ Most job roles today involve some form of data management. In the case of data workers, it may be their primary job task. For some, such as research scientists and accountants, data management may be a strong component of the job. And for others, such as sales clerks or those in the skilled trades, data management may consist of an incidental job responsibility, for example, time reporting or recording a sale. Virtually everyone is affected in some way by the need to manage data. _ A relational database application such as Microsoft® Office Access® can help you and your organization collect and manage large amounts of data. Access is a versatile tool. You can use it as a personal data management tool (for your use alone) or you can use it as a construction set to develop applications for an entire department or organization. In this course, you will use Access to manage your data, including creating a new database; constructing tables; designing forms and reports; and creating queries to join, filter, and sort data. *** Version Note *** This live, hands-on course is for those using Access 2019 and newer as there are minor differences between the versions.

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Access Topic A: Orientation to Microsoft Access Topic B: Create a Simple Access Database Topic C: Get Help and Configure Options in Microsoft Access Lesson 2: Working with Table Data Topic A: Modify Table Data Topic B: Sort and Filter Records Lesson 3: Querying a Database Topic A: Create Basic Queries Topic B: Sort and Filter Data in a Query Topic C: Perform Calculations in a Query Lesson 4: Using Forms Topic A: Create Basic Access Forms Topic B: Work with Data on Access Forms Lesson 5: Generating Reports Topic A: Create a Report Topic B: Add Controls to a Report Topic C: Enhance the Appearance of a Report Topic D: Prepare a Report for Print Topic E: Organize Report Information Topic F: Format Reports Lesson 6 Designing a Relational Database Topic A: Relational Database Design Topic B: Create a Table Topic C: Create Table Relationships Lesson 7: 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 _