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With this Learn Access 2002 tutorial you will learn:
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Lesson One Lesson Two Lesson Three

Section 1 - Introduction and Environment

  • Opening the application
  • Task panes
  • Opening new and existing projects
  • Visit Web for templates
  • Closing the task pane
  • Title bar
  • Minimize/Maximize/Restore/Close buttons
  • Menu bar
  • View menu
  • Toolbars
  • Customize toolbars

Section 2 - Creating a Database

  • Database defined
  • Create a database
  • Saving a database
  • Objects defined

Section 3 - Creating and Using Tables

  • Tables defined
  • Create a new table
  • New Table dialog box
  • Design view option in tables
  • Data table defined
  • Field and record defined
  • Unique field number
  • Setting data types
  • Field Properties dialog box
  • Automatic numbering fields
  • Caption field
  • Indexed field
  • Description field
  • Text Data Type field
  • Date Data Type field
  • Date formatting
  • Setting a default value field
  • Insert field row
  • Currency data type field
  • Saving a table
  • Defining a Primary key
  • Condition of Primary keys
  • Primary key icon

Section 4 - Entering Data into a Table

  • Changing Table view
  • AutoNumber field
  • Entering data
  • Copying records
  • Changing a Table design
  • Switching Table view
  • Using the Lookup Wizard
  • Expanding the table design
  • Resizing columns
  • Column Width Option dialog box
  • Using Best Fit button

Section 5 - Creating and Modifying Forms

  • Forms defined
  • New AutoForm icon to create form
  • Navigation buttons
  • Add a field to the table
  • Logic field defined
  • Adding a logic field
  • Saving forms

Section 6 - Adding a Field to a Form

  • Form Design fields
  • Design Form toolbox
  • Turning on the grids and rulers in a form design
  • Anchoring the toolbar
  • Enlarge the form design
  • Inserting label control onto the form
  • Move the field control boxes
  • Editing label controls
  • Add titles to a form
  • Moving all field and labels at once
  • Using the rules to line up field controls
  • Label Tool icon in the toolbox
  • Error Indicator button
  • Formatting title labels
  • Special Effects button
  • Change the background to a form
  • Formatting elements and controls of a form
  • Resorting records in a table

Section 1 - Using the Table Wizard

  • Building a table using the Table Wizard
  • Using sample tables
  • Selecting sample tables
  • Setting a Primary key
  • Modify table design
  • Input mask defined
  • Install the Input Mask feature
  • Coding in the input mask
  • Placeholder characters defined
  • Using symbols in the input mask
  • AutoCorrect button
  • Required fields defined
  • Creating an index in a table
  • Entering a default value
  • Expression building defined
  • Building expressions in a table

Section 2 - Using the Form Wizard

  • Building a table using the Table Wizard
  • Connecting form with a table
  • Selecting fields for forms
  • Previewing form styles
  • Rulers in form designs
  • Setting properties of field boxes
  • Using the To Fit command
  • Entering records in the form
  • Creating a multi-line field in a form
  • AutoSaving records in the form

Section 3 - Creating in Datasheet View

  • Using the Datasheet views
  • Linking data between two tables
  • Common field defined
  • Primary vs. foreign key
  • Setting Properties for Field dialog box
  • Database Windows icon
  • Copying input masks
  • Setting field definitions
  • Creating index for fields

Section 4 - Table Relationships

  • Need of common fields
  • Using the Relationship option
  • Linking fields between tables
  • Editing relationships
  • One to many
  • Referential integrity defined
  • Enforcing referential integrity
  • Cascade update related field defined
  • Cascade Delete option defined
  • Saving relationship layouts

Section 5 - Creating Queries

  • Queries defined
  • Create query in Design View
  • Adding fields to query design view
  • Running the query
  • Saving the query
  • Calculated fields defined
  • Expression defined
  • Creating expressions
  • Concatenation of fields

Section 6 - Using Queries in Forms

  • Create forms using several different tables and queries
  • Selecting fields from several tables
  • Formatting forms
  • Moving fields
  • Deleting labels
  • Locking Query fields
  • Entering records
  • Finding records

Section 7 - Creating and Modifying Reports

  • Reports defined
  • Selecting tables to include in the report
  • Adding grouping levels in reports
  • Sorting data in reports
  • Selecting layout for reports
  • Preview report
  • Editing report design
  • Report Design window
  • Zooming in and out
  • Save reports

Section 8 - Queries with Multiple Tables

  • Create query in Design view
  • Adding fields to the Query view
  • Concatenate fields in queries
  • Open Express Zoom box
  • Concatenate multiple fields
  • Labeling fields
  • Creating expressions in a query
  • Null values
  • Selecting criteria lines
  • Spelling checking

Section 9 - Creating a Custom Report

  • Creating report in letter form
  • Adjusting ruler to specific dimensions
  • Opening the Fields List box
  • Removing field labels
  • Insert checkbox tools
  • Label tools in a report
  • Adding header to a report
  • Reformat headers
  • Special effects in reports
  • Adding colors to text boxes
  • To Fit option Editing Custom Report view
  • Print custom reports
  • Change print set up
  • Print Preview
  • Print multiple copies
  • Print selected pages

Section 1 - Introduction

Section 2 - Importing Data to Access

  • Converting data from Excel to Access
  • Open Task Pane
  • Create a new Database
  • Linking databases defined
  • Referential integrity defined
  • Import data vs. converting data
  • Importing data
  • Formats available for importing
  • Isolating worksheet within a workbook for importing
  • Creating new table from import menu
  • Indexed with duplicates
  • Saving without Primary key

Section 3 - Find Duplicates Query Wizard

  • Delete column in tables
  • Identifying number of records
  • Using the Find Duplicates Wizard
  • View results from query
  • Delete records in a query table and throughout all tables
  • Edit input masks
  • Matching field labels
  • Defining table relationships
  • Resize Relationship windows

Section 4 - Select Queries/Action Queries

  • Select vs. Action queries defined
  • Append
  • Delete
  • Make table
  • Update
  • Sorting table
  • Using the Sort Field dialog box
  • Show command
  • Make Table icon in query
  • Run button
  • Adding selected entries to new table
  • Creating multiple query tables
  • Using Count function
  • Delete tables
  • Comparing data between tables

Section 5 - Linking Tables

  • Linking tables defined
  • Linking tables
  • Show multiple tables on workspace
  • Order of tables on workspace
  • Joining tables
  • One to One relationship defined
  • Join properties box
  • Left join vs. Right join
  • Use Query Wizard
  • Creating a delete action query
  • Finding records

Section 6 - Using a Union Query

  • Creating a mailing list with two databases
  • Structured Query Language (SQL) defined
  • Viewing SQL statements
  • Linking databases
  • Building a union query
  • Union icon
  • Sub-data set defined
  • Viewing sub-data set
  • Adding totals to query
  • Sorting data
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