Overview

Your training in and use of Microsoft® Office Access? 2007 has provided you with a solid foundation in the basic and intermediate skills for working in Microsoft® Office Access? 2007. You have worked with the various Access objects, such as tables, queries, forms, and reports. In this course, you will extend your knowledge into some of the more specialized and advanced capabilities of Access by structuring existing data, writing advanced queries, working with macros, enhancing forms and reports, and maintaining a database. Course Objectives

You will create complex Access databases by structuring existing data, writing advanced queries, working with macros, making effective use of forms and reports, and also by performing database maintenance. Prerequisites

To ensure the successful completion of Microsoft® Office Access 2007?: Level 3, the following courses or equivalent knowledge are recommended for familiarity with: basic and intermediate features of Access tables, relationships, queries, forms, and reports, as well as: Microsoft® Office Access? 2007: Level 1 Microsoft® Office Access? 2007: Level 2 Target Student:

The Level 3 course is for the individual whose job responsibilities include working with related tables; creating advanced queries, forms, and reports; writing macros to automate common tasks; and performing general database maintenance. It is also designed as one in a series of courses for students pursuing the Microsoft® Office Specialist Certification for Microsoft® Office Access? 2007, and it is a prerequisite to take more advanced courses in Microsoft® Office Access? 2007. Certification

Microsoft® Access? 2007: Level 3 is one of a series of courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist skill sets. The Office Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft?s business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more proficiency exams in order to earn Office Specialist certification. Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• restructure data into appropriate tables to ensure data dependency and minimize redundancy.
• write advanced queries to analyze and summarize data.
• create and revise Access macros.
• display data more effectively in a form.
• customize reports by using various Access features, thus making them more effective.
• maintain your database using tools provided by Access.

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities. Platform Requirements

• Windows XP