
Design tables for improved accuracy in data entry. Explore sharing data with applications, action queries, advanced query techniques, automating processes with macros, and advanced form and report creation techniques.
Open the employees table in design view to adjust field size, apply date and number formats, and set captions like hours per week and pay rate for labels in forms.
Export a table or query from Access to Excel using external data, choosing location and format, optionally opening the destination file and saving export steps for reuse.
Convert an append query into a delete query to remove records from a table based on a where condition, such as category ID equals two (condiments).
Learn how query joins connect tables within a query. Use inner joins for related records and outer joins for comparison, including left and right variants.
This course is designed to teach students intermediate level skills in Microsoft Access 2016. In this course, students will learn to design tables for improved accuracy in data entry by setting default values and restricting data entry, review the various options to share data with other applications including Word and Excel, learn about Action Queries to automate updating, appending and deleting table data, and review various advanced query techniques such as using Query Joins, Parameter queries, working with totals and Crosstab queries. Students will also learn how to automate processes with Macros, advanced form techniques using Conditional Formatting, Tab controls, Combo Box controls and Sub-Forms, and advanced report techniques using Sub-Reports, columns and inserting charts.