Microsoft 365 Access: Part 3 (MA6235)

You've covered many of the basic functions of Microsoft Access, and now you're ready to learn advanced Access features such as database management, advanced form design, packaging a database, encrypting a database, preparing a database for multiple-user access, and more. Knowledge of these features separate database professionals from the casual database users or occasional designers.

This course is the third part of a three-course series that covers the skills needed to perform basic database design and development in Microsoft Access.

This course focuses on managing the database and supporting complex database designs, including import and export of data; using action queries to manage data; creating complex forms and reports; macros and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA); and tools and strategies to manage, distribute, and secure a database.

Module 1: Importing and Exporting Table Data

• Import and Link Data
• Export Data
• Create a Mail Merge

Module 2: Using Queries to Manage Data

• Create Action Queries
• Create Unmatched and Duplicate Queries

Module 3: Creating Complex Reports and Forms

• Create Subreports
• Create a Navigation Form
• Show Details in Subforms and Popup Forms

Module 4: Creating Access Macros

• Create a Standalone Macro to Automate Repetitive Tasks
• Create a Macro to Program a User Interface Component
• Filter Records by Using a Condition
• Create a Data Macro

Module 5: Using VBA to Extend Database Capabilities

• Introduction to VBA
• Use VBA with Form Controls

Module 6: Managing a Database

• Back Up a Database
• Manage Performance Issues
• Document a Database

Module 7: Distributing and Securing a Database

• Split a Database for Multiple-User Access
• Implement Security
• Convert an Access Database to an ACCDE File
• Package a Database with a Digital Signature