Course Description

You have worked with Microsoft® Office Access™ 2003 (or earlier), and you now need to be aware of the additional features in the latest release of the software for improving the management, presentation, and distribution of your databases. In this course, you will be introduced to the new features available in Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007.

Course Objective: You will explore and use the new and enhanced features of Microsoft® Office Access ™ 2007.

Target Student: This course is designed for experienced Access users who have worked with earlier versions of Microsoft Access, ideally Microsoft Access 2003, and who have upgraded to Microsoft Access 2007.

Prerequisites: Students enrolling in this course should understand how to use some version of Access, preferably 2003 or XP, and have some familiarity with the Internet. This course covers the commonly used new features for a typical user. Due to the nature of this course and the minimal prerequisites, there are other more advanced new features that are not covered in depth.

 

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Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• explore the Microsoft Office Access 2007 interface.
• work with tables and forms.
• create queries and reports using the enhanced features of Access 2007.
• work with external data.

 

Course Content

Lesson 1: Exploring the Access Environment
Topic 1A: Explore the User Interface
Topic 1B: Work with the Ribbon
Topic 1C: Work with Contextual Tabs
Topic 1D: Customize the Access Environment
Topic 1E: Explore Galleries
Topic 1F: New Templates
Topic 1G: New Data Types

Lesson 2: Creating Tables and Forms
Topic 2A: Create a Table
Topic 2B: Create a Form
Topic 2C: Design a Form Layout
Topic 2D: Operating Views

 

 

 

 

Lesson 3: Creating Queries and Reports
Topic 3A: Query a Database
Topic 3B: Generate Reports
Topic 3C: Format a Report
Topic 3D: New Layout View
Topic 3E: Create Tab
Topic 3F: New Proofing Tools

Lesson 4: Working with External Data
Topic 4A: Import Data
Topic 4B: Export Data
Topic 4C: File Extensions
Topic 4D: Sharing Data

Appendix A: New Features in Microsoft Office Access 2007

Appendix B: Enhanced File and Compatibility Features in Microsoft Office Access 2007