1. Super Hero Databases
Lesson 4

2. Lesson 4 Aims… To know how to create a database report.
To understand the difference between a form and a report in MS Access.
To be able to create and format a report for your superhero’s database.

3. Starter
Using the Top Trump card template, design the layout your ‘Superhero Top Trump card’.
Items to include:
Image of superhero
Superhero categories
Background colour
Font type, size, colour
Title font type, size, colour

4. Activity 1 – Create a Report
Using MS Access, create a new report using ‘report wizard’.

5. Activity 1 – Create a Report
Take across all the field EXCEPT for ‘ID’.
Click ‘Next’.

6. Activity 1 – Create a Report
Select ‘Columar’ and continue to ‘Finish’.
Save as “rpt_superheros”

7. Activity 2 – Formatting Report
Go to ‘design view’ of the form.
Delete the ‘Report Header’.
In design view:
Remove the label Superhero
Remove the Report Header space by moving the “Page Header” to meet the “Report Header”.

8. Activity 2 – Formatting Report
Cut & paste the ‘Picture label & content’ to move above the rest of the details.

9. Activity 2 – Formatting Report
Make the ‘’Picture’ label invisible by:
Clicking on the ‘Properties’ for the ‘Picture_Label’.
Under ‘Visible’ select “No”.

10. Activity 2 – Formatting Report
Format the report to look like a ‘Top Trumps’ card by:
Amending the width size of the ‘Picture_label’ in the properties bar to 1.5cm
Amending the width to 2cm & height to 3cm for the ‘Picture’ box.
Shorten the width for the other labels by dragging the line in.

11. Activity 3 – Formatting Text
Format the text in the report by:
Changing font type
Change font size
Change font colour

12. Activity 4 – Fireworks Open a new canvas in Adobe Fireworks CS4.
Pixels – Width = Height = 600
Use the ‘Round rectangle’ tool to create a basic shape.

13. Activity 4 cont’d... Format ‘Top Trump’ template by: Adding a title
Background colour

14. Activity 4 cont’d...
Select All by clicking on the background shape & pressing ‘CTRL + A’ on your keyboard.
Select ‘Modify’ – ‘Flatten selection’ to make the template into one bitmap.

15. Activity 4 cont’d...
Copy & paste the ‘card template’ into your MS Access Report.
Send the image to the back.
Resize the image.
In ‘Properties’, change ‘Clip’ to ‘zoom’.
Re-position the card details.

16. Top Trump Cards

17. Extension Think about the design your Top Trump card:
Who do you think is the target audience for your card? Why ?
Design a new card design suitable for:
3 - 4 year old children
Teenage boys
Teenage girls
Young adults
What did you change? Why?

18. Plenary 1
Open your Superhero Evidence PPT and go to the glossary slide.
Add the following database keywords with a definition in your own words:
Report
Design view
Report view
Properties

19. Plenary 2 Discuss with the person next to you:
What did you find easy in today’s lesson?
What did you find difficult/challenging in today’s lesson?
What could you teach someone else from today’s lesson?