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Microsoft Access 2003 Introduction

  Page

Database Terminology

 1
Data Storage 1
Database Objects 2
Relational and Flat-File Databases 3
Access Databases 3

The Access Environment

 5
Database Window 5
Getting Help 6
Task Panes 7

Creating a Database

 9
Introduction 9
Creating a New Database 9
Designing a Database 10
Open a Database 10

Tables

 11
Creating a Table 11
Saving a Table 12
Closing a Table 12
Modifying a Table 13
Field Names and Data Types 13
Other Field Properties 15
Propagate Changes in Field Properties 23
Making a Copy of a Table 23

Entering and Editing Data

 25
Adding New Records 25
Editing Records 25
Deleting Records 27
Editing and Adding Records with the Keyboard 27
AutoCorrect 27

Modifying Table Appearance

 29
Columns 29
Rows 30
Fonts 31
Datasheet 31
Saving the Table Layout 31
Sorting Records 31
Finding Records 32
Filtering Records 33
Indexes 36

Using Multiple Tables

 37
Relational Database Design Theory 37
Creating Relationships 37
Subdatasheets 40

Queries

 41
Introduction 41
Creating a Query 41
Update Queries 49
Delete Queries 49
Append Queries 50
Crosstab Queries 52

Forms

 53
Introduction 53
Creating a Form 53
Modifying a Form 55
Error Checking in Forms (and Reports) 57
Calculated Controls on Forms 59
Changing the Appearance of Controls 59
Subforms 60
Conditional Formatting 62
Switchboard Manager 62
Startup 64

Reports

 65
Introduction 65
Creating a Report 65
Modifying a Report 66
Preview a Report 69
Printing a Report 70

PivotTable & PivotChart View

 71
Introduction 71
PivotTable View 71
PivotChart View 72

Office Links

 73
Merge it with Microsoft Word 73
Publish it with Microsoft Word 73
Analyse it with Microsoft Excel 73
  Word 2003 Intro
Word 2003 Adv
Word 2003 Dev
Excel 2003 Intro
Excel 2003 Adv
Excel 2003 Dev
PowerPoint 2003
Outlook 2003
Visio 2003
Access 2003 Intro
Access 2003 Adv
FrontPage 2003		  


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