Access 2002: Application Development

Course Specifications:

Courseware: Access 2002: Level 4

Software: Microsoft Office XP Professional

Course length: 1 day

Course times: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Course Description:

Your training in and experience with Microsoft Access has provided you with a solid foundation for working with this database software. In the previous course in this series, you began to implement some of the more specialized and advanced capabilities that Access offers. You are now ready to extend your knowledge base beyond the user level and into introductory-level administrator skill sets.

Course Objective:

You will extend your Access skills to create and implement switchboard forms, to develop data access pages that include advanced controls, to protect that information using security protocols, and to make your data more accessible and portable. Then you will take the next step up to the world of VBA programming.

Target Student:

Access 2002: Application Development is for students who have a thorough understanding of the basic and advanced user features of the Access program, and are interested in developing introductory-level administrator skill sets. The course is also for the student that may be working in a multi-user environment and will need to adapt Access applications to the environment.

Prerequisites:

To ensure the successful completion of Access 2002: Application Development, we recommend completion of one of the following MicroAssist courses, or equivalent knowledge from another source:

  1. Access 2002: Introduction
  2. Access 2002: Intermediate
  3. Access 2002: Advanced

Delivery Method:

Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured, hands-on activities. Each student is provided with a computer and a Manual. The manual is the student's to keep and makes an excellent reference guide.

Course Content:

Lesson 1: Creating a Switchboard and Setting the Startup Options

  1. Topic 1A: Create a Database Switchboard
  2. Topic 1B: Modify a Database Switchboard
  3. Topic 1C: Set the Startup Options
  4. Topic 1D: Modify the Startup Options

Lesson 2: Developing a Data Access Page and Including a PivotTable and PivotChart

  1. Topic 2A: Create a Data Access Page in Design View
  2. Topic 2B: Incorporate a ComboBox Control in the Data Access Page
  3. Topic 2C: View Data Access Pages with the Browser
  4. Topic 2D: Add Records to a Database Using the Data Access Page
  5. Topic 2E: Plan a PivotTable
  6. Topic 2F: Develop a PivotTable with the Office PivotTable Tool
  7. Topic 2G: Develop a PivotChart from a PivotTable

Lesson 3: Distributing and Securing the Database

  1. Topic 3A: Split a Database
  2. Topic 3B: Implement Security
  3. Topic 3C: Set Passwords
  4. Topic 3D: Encrypt and Decrypt a Database
  5. Topic 3E: Convert an Access Database to an MDE File

Lesson 4: Integrating Access into Your Business

  1. Topic 4A: Link Tables to External Data Sources
  2. Topic 4B: Import XML Data into an Access Database
  3. Topic 4C: Export Access Data to XML Format
  4. Topic 4D: Replicate an Access Database

Lesson 5: Automating a Business Process with VBA

  1. Topic 5A: Create a Standard Module
  2. Topic 5B: Create and Insert a Procedure
  3. Topic 5C: Develop Procedure Code
  4. Topic 5D: Call a Procedure from a Form
  5. Topic 5E: Run the Procedure