Microsoft^® Access^TM —
A 2-Day, Hands-On Workshop

Learn firsthand how to get the most from this powerful database program!

2-Day Seminar - US $299.00; For groups of 3 or more, 279.00

Covers Access 2003 and all previous versions

Starting with the basics and building your skills to more advanced tasks, this 2-day, hands-on Microsoft Access seminar provides you with the database solutions you need to run your business or do your job.

You'll learn first-hand how to create and manage tables and queries, integrate with other applications, create macros, design forms, use the Switchboard Manager, and generate reports. Whether you're a first-time Access user, or looking to move your skills to a more advanced level, this exceptional 2-day Microsoft Access training will give you dozens of techniques you can apply the very next day on the job.

Who should attend? Our 2-day Microsoft Access seminar is ideal training for:

Access beginners
Hit the ground running! Even if you're new to the program, this Microsoft Access seminar will bring you up to speed faster than you ever thought possible ... without the frustration and mistakes!

Not-so-experienced users
You've been using Access, but you know you’ve only scratched the surface of its powerful possibilities. In just 2 intense days, you’ll grasp the advanced tools that are just waiting to be used. With this Microsoft Access training, you’ll get beyond the basics and learn how to accomplish countless functions faster and easier ... with greater clarity and understanding!

"Stuck in a rut" users
You're working harder instead of smarter. You know there are easier and better ways … but you don’t have the time or knowledge to sift through and find the Microsoft Access help, tricks, and shortcuts yourself. This seminar is for you! You’ll discover the real magic of Access — innovative features you thought only the experts used!

Microsoft Access training — Seminar Overview

• Understanding the "Big Picture": Designing the Database
• Laying the Foundation: Creating Tables
• Getting the Data Back Out: Filtering Features
• Retrieving Data, Your Way: Conquering Queries

• Producing Functional Forms
• Achieving Superior Output from Access: Creating Reports
• Mastering Access Macros
• Using Data Access Pages: Making the Net Connection
• Creating the Dynamic Database

Understanding the "Big Picture": Designing the Database

Knowing how to plan and organize a complete database structure from its inception is the key to avoiding common problems. In this session, youll learn how to design and plan an Access database that makes your data simple to collect, input, view, and retrieve.

• A careful look at database structure — before you make the first keystroke
• How to "fix" an existing database that's poorly designed ... without losing your original data
• An Access "map"! Learn exactly what's behind every icon, bar, button, and switch on the Access desktop
• Instant database! Use the Wizards to create and modify a database ... in minutes

Laying the Foundation: Creating Tables

Learn how to design and create tables that are easy to use and understand, and discover tips, tricks, and terminology that take the mystery out of creating and using tables.

• Facts on fields: guidelines on field types, and how to choose the right one
• How to "build in" table features that will save you hours of input time later
• Table time-savers: Create ready-to-use tables with the Wizard
• A "checkpoint" you can set in the field level that minimizes input mistakes

Getting the Data Back Out: Filtering Features

• When you need simple answers quickly: how to perform a fast temporary filter
• A clever way to "save" frequently used filters
• More complex filters: use "AND" and "OR" conditions, without the confusion!
• Filter versus Query: how they're different, and when to use each

Retrieving Data, Your Way: Conquering Queries

Learn how to write and save Queries that put critical information in your hands ... quickly, easily, and effortlessly.

• Exactly what Queries are ... and how they can save you hours of "busywork"
• How to design a Query once ... and recall it again and again, whenever you need it
• When you're writing more complex Queries: 2 time-saving tools that will have you off and running!
• Syntax secrets: Learn how to easily read Query syntax!

Producing Functional Forms

Well-designed forms can save you precious hours and prevent needless hassle. Learn the secrets to creating and using the powerful Access forms tools that make adding to your database simple and headache-free!

• How to format a form for maximum ease of use and readability
• Don't avoid subforms! Why they're powerful, and how you can take advantage of them
• Autoform and Wizards: Let them take the labor out of forms creation
• How to modify any existing form to suit your exact needs

Achieving Superior Output from Access: Creating Reports

Learn how to get the data in the format you need — on paper — where you can use it to make better decisions, strategize, improve service ... you name it! You'll learn, step by step, how to output information from your database in reports that are easy to generate, read, and use.

• 3 methods for generating reports ... and how to choose the right one
• How to make a report from scratch — totally customized!
• Tips for "touching up" automatically generated reports for speedy "semi-customized" output
• How to transfer and use your reports in other applications, such as Microsoft Word

Mastering Access Macros

Macros are incredible tools to get Access to do your work for you ... with just a single click, or even automatically! Learn how to write macros to perform the repetitive, tedious tasks that eat up your time and energy.

• What macros are ... and where you can use them to "automate" repetitive tasks
• Critical decisions you must make before attempting to design any macro
• An easy tool that makes macros even more powerful ... and is unknown to most Access users!
• How to create and run macros: you may have more options than you think!

Using Data Access Pages: Making the Net Connection

As the world goes online, there's a good chance your data will need to as well. You'll learn how Data Access Pages enable you to publish information from your database on internal networks or even the Internet — and you don't need to be a "Web guru" to do it!

• Data Access Pages defined ... in plain English!
• The 3 main types of Data Access Pages: Which fits your needs?
• Security strategies: how to protect data that's published and accessible
• How to use AutoPage and Wizards to easily create Data Access Pages — even if you have NO experience creating Web pages

Creating the Dynamic Database

• How to avoid the bottleneck that forces you — or others — to "re-create" the same data
• The "tie" to other applications: exactly where you can import/export data
• How to ensure your data stays safe through countless import/export transactions
• "Splitting" a database: how it can cure problems caused by multiple users or extra-large databases

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