Pitman Training Microsoft Access 2007 Proficient Certificate

Course Title: Pitman Training Access 2007 Proficient Certificate (PTAPCT)

Awarding Body: Pitman Training
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Intended Audience:
Those who wish to learn this popular database processing program to Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) level.

Entry Requirements: Familiar with Windows Environment and basic keyboarding experience.

Exemptions: Exemptions are granted by modules based on previous Pitman Training certification.

Course Details

Lesson One - Including: The terminology used in an Access database, starting the Access 2007 program opening an existing sample database, opening a table, query, form and report, entering a new record, finding records, sorting records, printing a report, closing a database.

Lesson Two - Including: Planning and design, relationships, design view, defining fields, data types and properties, creating a new blank database, creating tables, entering data using datasheet view, re-sizing columns, using the lookup wizard.

Lesson Three - Including: Defining relationships, creating a table using the datasheet view, formatting the datasheet, modifying the table design, using the input mask wizard, creating a database using a template, renaming an object.

Lesson Four - Including: Editing data in form and datasheet views, adding new records, using print preview, changing page orientation, printing a datasheet, enforcing referential integrity in a relationship, creating a relationship report, creating a form using the form tool, working with controls in form design, using AutoFormat, modifying properties in a form.

Lesson Five - Including: Using advanced sort, using filter by form, importing a table from an external database using a junction table to resolve a many to many relationship, defining a composite (primary) key, adding a new field to a form, using a calculated control on a form, creating a multi-value field, creating an attachment field, creating a form using the form wizard.

Lesson Six - Including: Using query wizard, setting sort criteria, using 'or' and 'and' in queries, using expressions to set criteria, creating different types of queries, creating and naming a calculated field in a query using aggreggate functions.

Lesson Seven - Including: Adding a field with data validation in a table, creating a form with subform, entering data using a form/subform combination, creating a split form, creating a basic report, using the report wizard, creating and modifying the design of a report, using the concatenate expression, inserting a logo to a report, adding a subreport to an existing report.

Lesson Eight - Including: Exporting an HTML document, understanding object dependencies, importing an excel spreadsheet into a table, exporting a spreadsheet, importing a text file into a table, using the analyse table function, using the analyse performance function, using the database documenter.

Lesson Nine - Including: Adding a chart to a form, modifying a chart in a form, creating a pivot table, creating a pivot chart, creating a switchboard, changing the tab order in a form, displaying the current date and time in a form, applying conditional formatting to a field.

Lesson Ten - Including: Deselecting the automatic switchboard option, creating a macro, adding a control button to a form, backing up a database, viewing database properties, compacting and repairing a database, encrypting a database using a password, saving the database as a previous version, splitting a database.

Duration: 24-36 Hours flexi study.

Cost: Contact us for more details

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