Microsoft Training Course—End User

Microsoft Access – Building Databases, Advanced Level

Overview
PFH Technology Group
This course is designed to build on delegate’s existing skills and is aimed at
anyone who has to design and support a database.
Duration: 2 days
This course is offered for Microsoft Access 2007, 2010, 2013.
Cost: €500
Objectives
This course will enable delegates to be fully competent in the design of a Format: Instructor led
relational database which will include a small amount of VBA routines. This
course is not a VBA programming course and only includes limited routines.

Some topics are specific to a version therefore will only be included for the
relevant version.
Prerequisites
Course Content
Delegates must have a
Review relationships & database  Adding items to a switchboard
strong knowledge of
design.  Editing a switchboard Access and be familiar
A database will be designed and with intermediate topics.
modified during this course so  Deleting items within a
delegates must be able to use the switchboard
skills learnt on the introduction and  Editing items within a switchboard
intermediate courses.  Making a switchboard the default
Advanced queries. switchboard
 Querying tables without
relationships  Displaying switchboards
automatically when opening a
 Developing calculated fields using database
advanced functions (IIF, Datepart
etc.) Macros and an overview of Access
VBA.
Developing forms. Examples of useful routines that can
 Popup forms
be added to forms to help automate
 Modal forms tasks.
 Split forms Reports.
 Sub-reports
 Limiting user access to data using
 Formatting reports
forms:
Creating a Word Mail Merge
 Limiting users from adding (letters) from queries and tables.
new records Multi-User databases.
 Limiting users from deleting  Shared databases
records  Record states
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 Limiting users from editing  Setting default locking
records properties Cork | Galway | Dublin
 Encryption and password www.pfhtraining.ie
 Adding Macro buttons
protection Phone:
Access Switchboards (for menus).  Splitting an Access database
Cork: 021 230 3010 / 021 230 3040
 What is a switchboard?  Changing the location of the Galway: 091 500 560
 Creating a switchboard back-end database
E-mail: training@pfh.ie