Access 2016: Part 3

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.

To find out when this course is being offered next, please refer to our Course Schedule.

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.

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

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