British Awards For Training and Higher Education

Microsoft Access 2013: Introduction

Course Overview

Format

  • Introductory Course
  • 8-9 Study Hours
  • Online Study

Accreditation

  • Online Interactive Course
  • Bathe Qualifications Endorsed

Course description

If you have have never used or have little previous experience of using Microsoft Access 2013 then this course is the perfect introduction to the program.

In the course Microsoft Access 2013: Introduction, you will familiarise yourself with the terminology concerning relational databases and with the basics of working in the Access program.

You will try various ways of creating tables and setting the properties of their fields, and will learn to further analyse the data in tables through select queries, including the creation of calculated fields in them.

You will set relations between tables and ensure their referential integrity. You will also familiarise yourself with an easy way of creating simple forms and reports.

You will learn

  • Introduction to databases and their objects
  • Access environment
  • Creating a table in the Datasheet View
  • Design view of tables
  • Advanced field data types
  • Restricting data input in tables
  • Analysis of relationships between tables
  • Relationships between tables
  • Referential integrity
  • Navigation in tables
  • Searching for records and editing them
  • Sorting and filtering data in tables
  • Select queries
  • Creating a select query
  • Criteria in select queries
  • Calculated fields in queries
  • Joining tables for the purpose of a query
  • Lookup columns in tables
  • Editing a lookup column
  • Automatic creation of forms
  • Report creation

Who is it for?

Roles including:

  • Office Workers
  • Those wanting to develop Microsoft Access skills and knowledge
  • Job Seekers
  • Those working with computers
  • Those using Microsoft Access at work, home or in education