MICROSOFT ACCESS 2013 With your host: Daniel McAllister
Module 5: Creating Forms Creating a quick Form – Formerly called “AutoForm” Using the Form Wizard to design new forms – Columnar, Tabular, Justified Form Sections (Form Header, Details and Form Footer) - 9:45 break - Add and modify Form Controls – Images and labels – Lookup lists (2 ways) – Calculated Controls With numbers With words (Concatenation) Create tabbed forms – Don’t bother using the wizard. Start a blank form in Design View Create Forms with Sub-forms (we’ll see 3 ways)
Module 6: Creating Reports Using the Report Wizard to create new Reports Modify report's page setup settings Modify report design and layout – Work with report sections Report Header/Footer Page Header/Footer Group Header/Footer Details - 2:45 cookie break - Sort & Group – Create summary functions Create reports in design view Use the Mailing Labels Wizard
Resources – User Name = manuals – Password = password Databasedev.co.uk Book$ from Micro$oft Pre$$ Access 2013 – Step by Step =~ $20 – Lessons, including a CD of practice files Access 2013 – Inside Out =~ $30 – Not many lessons, mostly a big reference lookup
Database Objects Tables Store our data Queries Ask questions of our tables Forms Enter data (usually 1 at a time) Lookup (usually many records) Reports Printouts with formatting & totals