Course Overview
TOPAccess Part 1 (Introduction) provides a beginner-friendly, practical foundation in Microsoft Access. You will learn to launch Access, create and structure a database, design tables and relationships, and use queries to join, sort, filter, and calculate data. The course guides you in building forms for efficient data entry and in producing professional, formatted reports. Emphasis is placed on promoting quality input and strengthening data integrity through validation rules, normalization concepts, referential integrity, and usability improvements. By the end, you will be able to manage structured data confidently and apply core relational database practices across versions of Microsoft Access.
Scheduled Classes
TOPWhat You'll Learn
TOP- Navigate within the Access application environment, create a simple database, and customize Access configuration options.
- Organize and manage data stored within Access tables.
- Use queries to join, sort, and filter data from different tables.
- Use forms to make it easier to view, access, and input data.
- Create and format custom reports.
Outline
TOP- Getting Started with Access
- Launch Access and open a database
- Use tables to store data
- Use queries to combine, find, filter, and sort data
- Use forms to view, add, and update data
- Use reports to present data
- Creating Tables
- Plan an Access database
- Start a new Access database
- Create a new table
- Establish table relationships
- Creating Queries
- Create basic queries
- Perform calculations in a query
- Sort and filter data in a query
- Creating Forms
- Start a new form
- Enhance a form
- Creating Reports
- Start a new report
- Enhance report layout
- Promoting Quality Data Input
- Restrict data input through field validation
- Restrict data input through forms and record validation
- Improving Efficiency and Data Integrity
- Data normalization
- Associate unrelated tables
- Enforce referential integrity
- Microsoft Copilot Chat in Action
- What Is Microsoft Copilot Chat?
- The Magic Prompt Formula
- Work Smarter with AI
Prerequisites
TOP- Basic computer literacy
- Basic PC operating system navigation skills
- Basic Internet usage skills
- Basic IP address knowledge
Who Should Attend
TOPThis course is ideal for professionals who need to create and manage databases using Microsoft Access. Typical attendees include administrative staff, office managers, business analysts, and individuals responsible for storing, organizing, and reporting structured data. It's also suitable for beginners seeking a solid foundation in relational database concepts and practical skills for building forms, queries, and reports.