Certificate in Microsoft Access

Module 1: What is Access?

1.1. What is a database?
1.2. Access as an Relational Database Management System
1.3. Access as an Application Development System

Module 2: Exploring the Access Desktop Database Interface

2.1. Getting started with Databases
2.2. Understanding content security
2.3. Understanding the Office Fluent Ribbon
2.4. Understanding the Navigation pane
2.5. Using the single-document vs the multiple document interface

Module 3: Designing Tables

3.1. Creating a new Database
3.2. Creating your first simple table by entering data
3.3. Creating a table using Data Type Parts
3.4. Creating a table in Design view
3.5. Defining fields
3.6. Defining a primary key
3.7. Defining a table validation rule
3.8. Understanding other table properties
3.9. Defining relationships
3.10. Adding indexes
3.11. Setting table design options
3.12. Database limitation

Module 4: Modifying your table design

4.1. Deleting tables
4.2. Renaming tables
4.3. Changing field names
4.4. Moving fields
4.5. Inserting fields
4.6. Copying fields
4.7. Deleting fields
4.8. Changing data attributes
4.9. Reversing changes
4.10. Taking a look at Lookup properties
4.11. Working with Multi-Value Lookup Fields

Module 5: Creating and working with queries

5.1. Selecting data from a single table
5.2. Working in query Datasheet view
5.3. Selecting data from multiple tables
5.4. Using a query wizard
5.5. Summarizing information with total queries
5.6. Customizing query properties
5.7. Editing and creating queries in SQL view
5.8. Limitations on using select queries to update data

Module 6: Modifying data with action queries

6.1. Updating groups of rows
6.2. Creating a new table with a make-table query
6.3. Inserting data from another table
6.4. Deleting groups of rows
6.5. Troubleshooting action queries

Module 7: Using forms in a databases

7.1. Uses of forms
7.2. A tour of forms
7.3. Moving around on forms and working with data
7.4. Adding records and changing data
7.5. Searching for and sorting data
7.6. Printing forms

Module 8: Building a form

8.1. Forms and object-oriented programming
8.2. A simple input form
8.3. Working with Quick Create and the Form Wizard
8.4. Simplifying data input with a form
8.5. Working with Application Part Forms

Module 9: Customizing a form

9.1. Aligning and sizing controls in Design view
9.2. Enhancing the look of a form
9.3. Setting control properties for forms
9.4. Setting form properties
9.5. Setting form and control defaults
9.6. Working with forms in Layout view
9.7. Using themes
9.8. Working with Shared Resources

Module 10: Advanced Form Design

10.1. Basing a form on a multiple-table query
10.2. Creating and embedding subforms
10.3. Displaying values in an options group
10.4. Using conditional formatting in forms
10.5. Working with the tab control
10.6. Working with navigation controls
10.7. Using web browser controls

Module 11: Using reports

11.1. Uses of reports
11.2. A tour of reports
11.3. Printing reports

Module 12: Constructing a report

12.1. A simple report
12.2. Using the report command
12.3. Using the report Wizard
12.4. Working with reports in Layout view

Module 13: Advanced report design

13.1. Building a query for a complex report
13.2. Creating the basic Facility Occupancy By Date Report
13.3. Defining the grouping and sorting criteria
13.4. Setting section and report properties
13.5. Using calculated values
13.6. Creating and embedding a subreport

Module 14:  Creating data macros in databases

14.1. Uses of data macros
14.2. Touring the Logic Designer
14.3. Working with Before events
14.4. Working with After events
14.5. Working with named data macros
14.6. Debugging data macros
14.7. Understanding recursion in data macros