COURSE: Microsoft Access – Intro

Instructor: Yvonne Hobbs

Telephone: 571-931-6681 

Textbook (IF REQUIRED): No Textbook needed (handout will be provided)

Course Prerequisites (IF REQUIRED): NONE

Other Materials (IF REQUIRED):  Materials will be provided

Course Description – Microsoft Access – Intro

Take control over your data! Whether you’re a novice or an experienced database user, this course will show you how to harness the full power of Microsoft Access.

In these practical and project-oriented lessons:

• you’ll learn how to use this award-winning MS Office software to create and customize tables.
• You’ll build relationships between your tables to eliminate redundancies and slash data entry time.
• And you’ll discover how to achieve huge reductions in data entry errors by setting default values, creating validation rules, and building input masks.
• In addition, you’ll find out how to make your database more user-friendly with custom data entry forms, smart lists, and other sophisticated controls.
• You’ll learn how to retrieve exactly what you need from your database with powerful queries and reports, and you’ll even start automating routine tasks with labor-saving macros.

What you can expect

By the time you’ve finished this course, you’ll know how to create an effective database for any information you need to store, document, and manage—at home or on the job.