Course duration: 1 Day

Certification

Microsoft Certified Application Specialist

Course Description

Your training in and use of Microsoft Access 2007 has provided you with a solid foundation in the basic and intermediate skills for working in Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007. You have worked with the various Access objects, such as tables, queries, forms, and reports. In this course, you will extend your knowledge into some of the more specialised and advanced capabilities of Access by structuring existing data, writing advanced queries, working with macros, enhancing forms and reports, and maintaining a database.

Course Objective

You will create complex Access databases by structuring existing data, writing advanced queries, working with macros, making effective use of forms and reports, and also by performing database maintenance.

Audience

The Level 3 course is for the individual whose job responsibilities include working with related tables; creating advanced queries, forms, and reports; writing macros to automate common tasks; and performing general database maintenance. It is also designed as one in a series of courses for students pursuing the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Certification for Microsoft Access 2007, and it is a prerequisite to take more advanced courses in Microsoft Access 2007.

Prerequisites

To ensure the successful completion of Microsoft Access 2007: Level 3, the following courses or equivalent knowledge are recommended for familiarity with: Basic and intermediate features of Access tables. Relationships Queries, forms, and reports.

Microsoft Access 2007: Level 1
Microsoft Access 2007: Level 2

Delivery Method

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Certification

Microsoft Access 2007: Level 3 is one of a series of courses that addresses Microsoft Certified Application Specialist skill sets. The Application Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft’s business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more proficiency exams in order to earn Application Specialist certification.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Restructure the data into appropriate tables to ensure data dependency and minimise redundancy.
Write advanced queries to analyze and summarize data.
Create and revise Access macros.
Display data more effectively in a form.
Customise reports by using various Access features, thus making them more effective.
Maintain your database using tools provided by Access.

Course Content

Querying with SQL
SQL and Access
Writing SQL statements
Attaching SQL queries to controls

Advanced queries
Creating crosstab queries
Creating parameter queries
Using action queries

Macros
Creating, running, and modifying macros
Attaching macros to the events of database objects

Advanced macros
Creating macros to provide user interaction
Creating macros that require user input
Creating the AutoKeys and AutoExec macros
Creating macros for data transfer

Importing, exporting, and linking
Importing objects
Exporting objects
Interacting with XML documents
Linking Access objects
Working with Windows SharePoint Services

Database management
Optimizing resources
Protecting databases
Setting options and properties

Internet integration
Hyperlink fields
Working with Outlook 2007